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life to close now, I will say, It is well with my soul. Father, go by
yourself, and Mother, go by yourself; and pray. Then you will receive
an answer according to the will of my Saviour, whom you love and I
love.” He was afraid that if we should bow together, our sympathies
would strengthen, and we would ask for that which it would not be
best for the Lord to grant.
We did as he requested, and our prayers were similar in every point
to the prayers you offered. We received no evidence that our son would
recover. He died, putting his full trust in Jesus our Saviour. His death
was a great blow to us, but it was a victory even in death, for his life
was hid with Christ in God.
Before the death of my eldest boy, my babe was sick unto death.
We prayed, and thought that the Lord would spare us our darling. But
we closed his eyes in death, and laid him away to rest in Jesus, until the
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Lifegiver shall come to awaken His precious loved ones to a glorious
immortality....
But the Lord has been my Counselor, and the Lord will give you
grace to bear your bereavement.
You inquire in regard to your little one being saved. Christ’s words
are your answer: “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid
them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”
Remember the prophecy “Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard
in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her
children refused to be comforted.... Thus saith the Lord: Refrain thy
voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be
rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of
the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy
children shall come again to thine own border.”
This promise is yours. You may be comforted and trust in the Lord.
The Lord has often instructed me that many little ones are to be laid
away before the time of trouble. We shall see our children again. We
shall meet them and know them in the heavenly courts. Put your trust
in the Lord, and be not afraid.—
Letter 196, 1899
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