AN ANTIDOTE | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 24, 1862

AN ANTIDOTE.

THE tried Christian should never dwell on his troubles. Trouble comes to furnish him with a message to the Lord, and to drive him out of his present state and condition; therefore many of the Lord's people have found great relief in trouble, by actively engaging in the Lord's service. My tired friend, go if thou canst, to the chamber of the sick, and speak of Jesus to them. Go to the desolate home of the widow, and endeavor to dry her tears. Take her fatherless children by the hand, and speak loving words to them of a Father in heaven. Go to the poor laborer's cottage, where there are many wants and few comforts, and present Jesus there, speaking of him and acting for him. Look at the sufferings of others, and try to relieve them.—Look at the wants of others, and try to supply them. Look to the ignorance of others, and endeavor to instruct them. It is by doing good, that we get good. Be active for thy Saviour, and thou shalt be comforted by thy Saviour. The way to increase sorrow is to dwell upon it; and the way to obtain relief from sorrow is to act for Jesus notwithstanding it. The action of fresh air on the nerves, the action of God's truth on the mind, and the action of another's sorrow on the heart, will relieve, re-animate, and restore to comfort those who go forth as messengers of mercy; while those who confine themselves at home, dwelling on their griefs and woes, will continue depressed and sad. While therefore, you rely on the Lord's promise, be active in the Lord's service. "The hand of the diligent maketh rich, but the slothful soul shall suffer hunger." This is as true in spirituals as in temperals.—Strong Tower.