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these words from the lips of God Himself, proclaiming His love, His
pity and interest in the children of His care:
“The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering,
and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (
Exodus 34:6, 7
).
The Lord is full of compassion for His suffering ones. What sins
are too great for His pardon? He is merciful, and as such is infinitely
more ready and more pleased to pardon than to condemn. He is
gracious, not looking for wrong in us; He knoweth our frame; He
remembereth that we are but dust. In His boundless compassion and
mercy He heals all our backslidings, loving us freely while we are yet
sinners, withdrawing not His light, but shining on us for Christ’s sake.
Will you, my sister, always trust in Jesus, who is your righteous-
ness? The love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost,
which is graciously given unto you. You are one with Christ. He will
give you grace to be patient, He will give you grace to be trustful, He
will give you grace to overcome restlessness, He will warm your heart
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with His own sweet Spirit, He will revive your soul in its weakness.
Only a few days more to be as pilgrims and strangers in this world,
seeking for a better country, even an heavenly. Our home is in heaven.
Then stay your soul in confidence upon God. Roll all your burdens
upon Him.
Oh, how many times has your heart been touched with the beauty
of the Saviour’s countenance, charmed with the loveliness of His
character, and subdued with the thought of His suffering. Now He
wants you to lean your whole weight upon Him. I will give you a
chapter to comfort you at all times. “And in that day thou shalt say,
O Lord, I will praise Thee: though Thou wast angry with me, Thine
anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my
salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my
strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Therefore
with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation” (
Isaiah
12:1-3
).—
Letter 14b, 1891
.
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