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You can be in no circumstances in which the Lord can not help
you, in which he will not help you, if you look simply to him, rest on him, and
wait for him. For every condition in which you may be placed, there is a
promise; by that promise the Lord stands pledged to appear for you and help you;
he is ever ready to deliverer you; only he will have you believe his word,
exercise confidence in him, plead the promise at his throne, and wait for its
fulfillment. Wait, then, on the Lord at all times. Times will change, creatures
will vary, but the Lord remains always the same. In youth and health, in manhood
and prosperity, in old age and its infirmities, we should wait on the Lord. He
will adapt his mercies to us, make all his goodness pass before us, and cause
all things to work together for our good. He will never leave us, change his
views of us, or withhold his tender mercies from us. He is faithful to his word,
true to his character, and full of love to his people.
Whatever change there may be in creatures, there is no change
in him. Health may give way to sickness, plenty to poverty, strength to
weakness, and life to death, but he is the same. With him there is no
variableness, neither shadow of a turn. Therefore, "wait on the Lord; be of good
courage, and he shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord."
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photo taken at Smith College, Northampton, MA
1 comment:
Ahh, but is so hard to wait on the Lord. Patience is NOT one of my virtues, but, I'm workin' on it! I hope you have a blessed day!
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