Do Not Be Discouraged

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 20, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 19.

Do Not Be Discouraged.

It is the hungry man that enjoys food, the tired man that enjoys rest, and the weary wanderer that appreciates and enjoys the comforts of home. So it is the afflicted, tempted, and tried Christian who rejoices in the consolations of divine grace here, and who will be enraptured with the glories of his Father’s house hereafter. Tears will give place to smiles, joy will succeed sorrow, and the sighing of earth will be changed into the music of Heaven. Do not be discouraged, then, because of the roughness of the way. The wilderness must be passed through before the Jordan is crossed and the promised land is gained. The battle always precedes the victory; the conflict goes before the triumph. Then, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you. Endure with patience. “For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”—Sel.