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Sacred Meditations

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 10, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 19.

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Sacred Meditations.

“Thou art my Shield.”
WHY, O, Christian, art thou dismayed at the sight of thy foes, that come up to war against thy soul? That invisible host is conquered by the Captain of thy salvation, and in his strength thou also art conqueror. Thou thyself art weak and defenceless, but He is thy defence. O trust in Him, and victory, victory, will be the inward triumph of thy soul. Possess thyself of Jesus, and thou art conqueror. What though the tempter variously and strongly assault thee, sometimes by open and broad attacks, and then again by some secret and subtle device, yet do thou always stand firm; still stand, even though thy soul be famished, and darkness settle around thee; stand to thy one purpose, of serving God and God only. Consider Jesus in the wilderness, and in the garden. O, what an hour was that, when he cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!” But he still said, “My God, my God.” Thus, O follower of Jesus, do thou cling to thy Lord and Master. Still hold on, and all the powers of darkness cannot shake thee off, cannot separate thy soul from oneness with him. Be resolved to conquer every foe in the strength of Jesus.
[Guide to Christian Perfection.]