Rest in God

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 20, 1909

IT is the privilege of the Christian to rest in God. His invitation is, “Come unto me, . . . and I will give you rest.” This rest is the result of trust and confidence. When the child can believe with all his heart that the Father knows best, and in the darkness as well as in the light, will commit to him the working out of every perplexity, then it is that he may experience the state of rest in God, the joy and peace which come in believing. Many never come to know the peace which passeth understanding because they carry their own burdens, and continually battle with their own worries. “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.” To the humble, trusting one he will give “beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.”