In Time of Need | AdventAI

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 2, 1908

“In Time of Need”

WE are exhorted to come to the throne of grace with boldness, that we “may find grace to help us in time of need.” When do we need help?—Every day and every hour. With the most of us there is quite a sameness in our life experiences. Day after day brings about the same round of duties, and it is for these everyday experiences that we need sufficient grace that we may rise above discouragement and doubt, gain the victory over besetting sins, and constantly show forth the praises of him who has called us into his marvelous light. Often we do not know the strenuous struggle through which those nearest to us are passing, and we may not be aware that they are in a special time of need, but we may judge something by our own experience. Do we sometimes take up the daily routine with a heavy heart, every fiber of our being crying out for help? Do severe trials come in quick succession until we are sorely buffeted? Perhaps the serene countenance of our fellow worker is hiding a heart as heavy as ours, and possibly one with whom we associate daily is almost ready to fall by the wayside, pressed down by the weight of his burdens. Every one knows the plague of his own heart, and realizes that each day is his time of need, and weak human nature is much the same with us all. The throne of grace is accessible to all, and it is our privilege to ask not simply for ourselves, but for the others who are in a time of need. “My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”