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Mind Cure
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The Healing Promises
“The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.”
Psalm 34:22.
“In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.”
Proverbs 14:26.
“Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me,
And my Lord has forgotten me.’
‘Can a woman forget her nursing child,
And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
Yet I will not forget you.
See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.’”
Isaiah 49:14-16.
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““‘Fear not; for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”’”
Isaiah 41:10.
Nothing tends more to promote health of body and of soul than
does a spirit of gratitude and praise. It is a positive duty to resist
melancholy, discontented thoughts and feelings—as much a duty as
it is to pray. If we are heaven-bound, how can we go as a band of
mourners, groaning and complaining all along the way to our Fa-
ther’s house? Those professed Christians who constantly complain,
and who seem to think that cheerfulness and happiness are a sin, do
not have genuine religion.
Those who take mournful pleasure in all that is melancholy in
the natural world, who choose to look upon dead leaves rather than