[Manna - February 6]
Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalm 75:6,7
WE may have desires and aspirations for usefulness
which will never be gratified.
The Lord may
see that we could not bear the exaltation and honor
which we seek.
He knows far better than we do
what is for our good, and so He would have us rest
contented in His providence, not idle, but diligent;
not careless, but watchful; not indifferent, but full of
intense, earnest longing to do the will of God; yet
patient under restraint, and content to be neglected
and forgotten, remembering that "they also serve
who only stand and wait," and that the Lord in His
own well-chosen hour can lead us forth to fulfil His
purposes of grace. Z.'95-11 R1756:5