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its mother is justified, for it becomes one with the Substitute, who was
Justification and Redemption. Herein is love, that the heart and will
are knit together in Christ Jesus.
What saith our Saviour? “I will not leave you comfortless: I will
come to you.” “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my
Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” When
trials overshadow the soul, remember the words of Christ, remember
that He is an unseen presence in the person of the Holy Spirit, and He
will be the peace and comfort given you, manifesting to you that He is
with you, the Sun of Righteousness, chasing away your darkness. “If
a man love me,” Christ said, “he will keep my words: and my Father
will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him.” Be of good cheer; light will come, and your soul will rejoice
greatly in the Lord.—
Letter 124, 1897
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Hold Fast Under Trying Circumstances—Again, on October 5,
1898, Mrs. White wrote to Sister Wessels, encouraging her to have
faith and to stay close to the Lord.
Dear Sister Wessels,
I feel a deep interest in you, your husband, and your children. I
thank my heavenly Father that He has given you grace to hold fast the
faith under trying circumstances. But do not for a moment, my sister,
distrust your heavenly Father. Let your heart trust in God. Place your
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confidence in Him. His hand sustains you, and if you abide in Christ,
you will grow stronger and stronger. Following on to know the Lord,
you will know that His goings forth are prepared as the morning.
The knowledge of the truth is connected with the possession of
that faith that works by love and purifies the soul. If you continue
to trust in God, you will realize the most precious blessings in every
time of need. The Lord sees, the Lord knows, how much you need His
grace. You may depend upon Him. His mediation is assured in His
promise, His everlasting pledge. “Them that honor me,” He says, “I
will honor.” The Lord will reward your simple faith and trust in Him.
You need not distrust the Word of God at any time. You have proved
the promise of God. You have felt His hand upholding you. The Lord
will hear your prayers.—
Letter 82, 1898
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