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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 16, 1875

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 46, No. 11.

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Wait on the Lord.

By Roswell F. Cottrell

“Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.”
Our cause, is with the Lord. He knows our case better than any other. Whatever takes place with us, if not by his direct and special providence, is nevertheless by his permission, and, if rightly received, will work for our good. Enemies may seek our harm; friends may be mistaken and err concerning us, but the Lord knows our cause and seeks not our harm, is not deceived or misled, but only seeks our good. It is always safe to wait for and trust in him. “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him.”
Only wait patiently, and wrongs will be redressed and errors corrected. The Lord will direct those who truly trust in him. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.” Our every cause is in safe hands. The judgment will be right. “Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land.” Truly, wait, keeping the Lord’s way, and the reward is sure. R. F. COTTRELL.