The Key to Our Victory by C. M. S.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Dec 29, 1910

The Key to Our Victory

By C. M. S.

THERE are blessed assurances in the Word of God to the remnant people. The Spirit which indited that message of warning and hope looked down through the experiences of the followers of Christ to the end of time, and seeing what he did, spoke courage and hope and consolation to those who had a purpose to be true to God, and yet who trembled at the thought of the experiences through which they must pass. Says the prophet:—

“I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country. . . . They shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Let your hands be strong, . . . and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.” Zech. 8:7-12.

When the tempest of oppression rages, it is but natural that human hearts should quail; but these words contain more than a promise for that time. They are a command as well—“Let your hands be strong.” He who gives the command has power to make strong, if hearts are willing and wills are obedient. We may not have reasoned it out; but when we fear, we do virtually doubt God’s ability to triumph over sin, and take us with him to share in the triumph. If we are sure that everything is all right, we do not fear. Let us, then, trust God. In doing so, our doubts will vanish, our fears will take wings, our hopes will rise, and we shall then have in our souls a foretaste of the blessedness of the everlasting victory.

God expects us to do that, and so he declares:—

“Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by my name, thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. . . . Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; every one that is called by my name.” Isa. 43:1-7.

What if the dragon be wroth, and go to make war with the remnant (Rev. 12:17), who “keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus,” we have the sure pronouncement of our unswerving Lord that “it is the remnant that shall be saved.” Rom. 9:27.

Therefore let not our courage fail, our faith waver, nor our strength diminish. The key to our power and our victory is our perfect faith in the verity of his Word, and unfaltering obedience to his commands. C. M. S.