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“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him: ...
He also shall be my salvation.”
“I know that my Redeemer liveth,
And that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body,
Yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Whom I shall see for myself,
And mine eyes shall behold, and not another.”
Job 13:15, 16
;
19:25-27
.
“The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind” (
Job 38:1
), and
revealed to His servant the might of His power. When Job caught a
glimpse of his Creator, he abhorred himself and repented in dust and
ashes. Then the Lord was able to bless him abundantly and to make
his last years the best of his life.
Hope and courage are essential to perfect service for God. These
are the fruit of faith. Despondency is sinful and unreasonable. God is
able and willing “more abundantly” (
Hebrews 6:17
) to bestow upon
His servants the strength they need for test and trial. The plans of the
enemies of His work may seem to be well laid and firmly established,
but God can overthrow the strongest of these. And this He does in
His own time and way, when He sees that the faith of His servants has
been sufficiently tested.
For the disheartened there is a sure remedy—faith, prayer, work.
Faith and activity will impart assurance and satisfaction that will in-
crease day by day. Are you tempted to give way to feelings of anxious
foreboding or utter despondency? In the darkest days, when appear-
ances seem most forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God. He knows
your need. He has all power. His infinite love and compassion never
weary. Fear not that He will fail of fulfilling His promise. He is eternal
truth. Never will He change the covenant He has made with those who
love Him. And He will bestow upon His faithful servants the measure
of efficiency that their need demands. The apostle Paul has testified:
“He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is
made perfect in weakness.... Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,