Have Faith in God

[Thompson, Darryl]

Have Faith in God

     Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is
everlasting strength. Isa. 26:4  

     His is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory and the
majesty. Let us not limit the Holy One of Israel. . . .  

     What a source to which we can look in all times of trouble; the
heart can have no misgivings! Man is erring, stubborn, rebellious, and
defiant even against God; but the Lord is kind and patient and of tender
compassion. He has heaven and earth at His command, and He knows just
what we need even before we present our necessities and desires before
Him.  

     We can see only a little way before us; "but all things are naked
and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do." He never
becomes confused. He sits above the confusion and distractions of the
earth, and all things are opened to His divine survey; and from His
great and calm eternity He can order that which His providence sees is
best.  

     If we were left to ourselves to plan, we should make mistakes. Our
prejudices, our weaknesses, our self-deceptions, and our ignorances
would be manifest in many ways. But the work is the Lord's, the cause is
His; He never leaves His workmen without divine directions. . . .  

     Whatever burdens lay heavily, cast them on the Lord. He that
keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. Repose in God. He is kept in
perfect peace whose mind is stayed on God.  

     At times it will seem that you cannot take another step. Well, wait
and know that "I am God." "Be strong and of a good courage; be not
afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest." . . . We need to cherish faith. 


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     You must learn the simple art of taking God at His word; then you
have solid ground beneath your feet. 


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