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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 12, 1873

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 42, No. 9.

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Letting Go.

A GENTLEMAN and his wife were taking a sea-bath, when a receding wave drew them from the shore and suddenly plunged them into deep water. The gentleman could swim, but his wife could not, and she instinctively threw her arms about her husband's neck, her struggles meanwhile rendering it impossible for him to assist her or save himself.
“My dear,” said he, “this will never do. In this way we must both go down. Unclasp your hold, and allow me to save you in my own way. Trust me, and I will assuredly do so.” In a moment she was in his arms, helpless as an infant, and he bore her to the shore, where they knelt to thank God for such a signal deliverance from sudden death.
Fearful soul, struggling amid the waves of doubt and temptation, cease all trust in your own doings. Jesus is with you. Trust in him, and his strong arms shall bear you through the deep waters which threaten to overwhelm you.