[Songs in the Night - January 17]
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7
WE MUST not be disappointed and allow our faith
to falter when the test of patient endurance is applied,
while the outward peace and quietness which we crave
tarry long.
Our Father has not forgotten us when the
answer to our prayers seems to be delayed.
Outward
peace and calm are not always the conditions best
suited to our needs as new creatures; and we would
not desire conditions in which the precious fruits of
the Spirit would not grow and develop in us.
Therefore,
"Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial
which shall try you, as though some strange thing happened
unto you; but rejoice." (1 Peter 4:12, 13)
He
who numbers the very hairs of our heads is never indifferent
to the sufferings and needs of his weakest and
humblest child.
Oh, how sweet is the realization of
such loving, abiding care!
"When he giveth quietness,
who then can make trouble?" Z'15-345 R5802:6 (Hymn 137)