At Rest by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 10, 1903

At Rest

By Editor

Editorial

At Rest

THE storm is over. The wind which had lashed the waves into fury has spent itself. The mountainous billows have sunk away into the quiet bosom of the placid water. The voice of God which is upon the waters has said, “Peace, be still,” and there is a great calm. So have we seen it on the shore of the great ocean, or from the deck of the ship which has groaned like a thing of life in its conflict with the elements. It is a parable. The times are perilous, the elements of strife and commotion seem to rage more fiercely than ever, and the conflicts of life grow more severe. The outlook says that we have not yet reached the height of the storm, and there is no prospect of quiet times until we have passed through still more trying experiences. We should not shrink from any place of conflict to which the providence of God appoints us, and we should not lay off the armor until our Captain gives the order, neither should we murmur when our Leader takes one away from the evil which is to come. Those who fall asleep in Jesus are at rest. The conflict is over, and they quietly wait their reward. More and more real do those words seem to us, “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors.”

“Sweet be thy rest, And peaceful thy sleeping; God’s way is best, Thou art in his keeping. O blessed sleep Where ills ne’er molest thee! Why should we weep? For heaven hath blessed thee: Sweet be thy rest.”