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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 31, 1856

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 8, No. 13.

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Trust in the Lord.

By A. J. Nash

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him; and he shall direct thy paths." Prov. iii, 5, 6.
To God is ascribed all power, wisdom and goodness; and to the devoted Christian, he is their high tower, and defense, and the rock of their salvation; yet how often do such mistrust the God who made them, and grow faint and weary in well-doing.
Why should we be faint-hearted, and ever distrust the great God that hath such rich blessings in store for the true people of God. His word is yea and amen, and his promises are ever sure, to those that draw nigh unto him in prayer and supplication; having clean hearts and a right spirit.
The believers in the present truth, of all people, have great cause to have unbounded confidence in God, and strong faith in believing, knowing that he stands ready to pour out his Spirit upon any that are ready, and prepared to receive it; and however unfavorable the circumstances may be by which we are surrounded as a people, or individuals, if the present truth is embraced in the love of it, that soul appears filled with love to God, and love to his fellow-men, and when we are constantly learning of and seeing the rebellious heart brought into sweet submission to God and his holy will, we take courage, thank God, and trust in his mercies.
It greatly rejoices my heart to read the communications in the Review from the dear brethren and sisters in different parts of the land, and thereby learn of their confidence in God, and steadfastness in the truth; and also their determination to abide by the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus.
It has been but a short time since a few precious souls in this place became awakened to their lost condition, without God, and without faith in the atoning blood of Christ our blessed Saviour, and who were led to yield sweet submission to the demands of the gospel, and trust our all in the hands of God.
We have had many precious seasons together, and the Spirit of grace has been manifested in our own hearts, and is still manifested in the conviction and conversion, as we humbly trust, of other souls.
The present truth and the keeping of God's holy Sabbath, in the love of it, appears to be accompanied with the converting grace of God, and is like water to the thirsty traveler, refreshing to the hungry souls, and a lamp and a light to our way.
Dear brethren and sisters in the Lord, let us hold on, and hold out, faithful to the end, having the blessed assurance that they that put their trust in God, and endure unto the end, shall enter into the joys of the blessed, and through Christ reap life everlasting.
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 noon-day. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Ps. xxxviii, 5-7. A. J. Nash.
Bowne, Mich., July, 1856.