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God Has A Tender Care For His People, November 29
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their cry.
Psalm 34:15
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You must not sink down discouraged. The fainthearted will be made strong;
the desponding will be made to hope. God has a tender care for His people. His
ear is open unto their cry. I have no fears for God’s cause. He will take care of
His own cause. Our duty is to fill our lot and place, live...humble at the foot of the
cross, and live faithful, holy lives before Him. While we do this we shall not be
ashamed, but our souls will confide in God with holy boldness.
God has released us from burdens; He has set us free.... Our enemies may
triumph. They may speak lying words, and their slandering tongue frame slander,
deceit, guile; yet will we not be moved. We know in whom we believe. We have
not run in vain, neither labored in vain. Jesus knows us.... A reckoning day is
coming and all will be judged according to the deeds that are done in the body....
It is true the world is dark. Opposition may wax strong. The trifler and scorner
may grow bolder and harder in their iniquity. Yet, for all this, we will not be
moved. We have not run as uncertain. No, no. My heart is fixed, trusting in God.
We have a whole Saviour. We can rejoice in His rich fullness. I long to be more
devoted to God, more consecrated to Him. This world is too dark for me. Jesus
said He would go away and prepare mansions for us, that where He is we may be
also. Praise God for this. My heart leaps with joy at the cheering prospect.
Religion is made to dwell too much in an iron case. Pure religion and undefiled
leads us to a childlike simplicity. We want to pray and talk with humility, having a
single eye to the glory of god. There has been too much of a form of godliness
without the power. The outpouring of the Spirit of God will lead to a grateful
acknowledgment of the same; and while we feel and realize the wondrous love
of God, we shall not hold our peace, we shall sacrifice to God with the voice of
thanksgiving and make melody to Him with our hearts and voices. Let us plant our
feet upon the Rock of Ages and then we will have abiding support and consolation.
Our soul will repose in God with unshaken confidence.
Why do we so seldom visit the fountain when it is full and free? Our souls
often need to drink at the fountain in order to be refreshed and flourish in the Lord.
Salvation we must have. Without vital godliness our religion is vain. A form will
be of no advantage to us. We must have the deep workings of the Spirit of God.
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