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He Cares for Us Every Minute, June 8
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and
not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:3
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The work of creation cannot be explained by science. What science
can explain the mystery of life?
Life is a gift of God.
The natural life is preserved moment by moment by divine power;
yet it is not sustained by a direct miracle, but through the use of blessings
placed within our reach.
The Saviour in His miracles revealed the power that is continually at
work in man’s behalf, to sustain and to heal him. Through the agencies
of nature, God is working, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment,
to keep us alive, to build up and restore us. When any part of the body
sustains injury, a healing process is at once begun; nature’s agencies
are set at work to restore soundness. But the power working through
these agencies is the power of God. All life-giving power is from Him.
When one recovers from disease, it is God who restores him. Sickness,
suffering, and death are work of an antagonistic power. Satan is the
destroyer; God is the restorer.
A great lesson is learned when we understand our relation to God,
and His relation to us.
We have an individuality and an identity that is our own. No one
can submerge his identity in that of any other. All must act for them-
selves, according to the dictates of their own conscience. As regards
our responsibility and influence, we are amenable to God as deriving
our life from Him. This we do not obtain from humanity, but from God
only. We are His by creation and by redemption. Our very bodies are
not our own, to treat as we please, to cripple by habits that lead to decay,
making it impossible to render to God perfect service. Our lives and
all our faculties belong to Him. He is caring for us every moment; He
keeps the living machinery in action; if we were left to run it for one
moment, we should die. We are absolutely dependent upon God.
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