p. 171 | TRUST by L. E. Millne

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 29, 1862

TRUST.

By L. E. Millne

“They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.” Ps. cxxv, 1.

O what a blessed promise! How cheering is the thought that if we put our trust in the Lord, “though our burdens be never so great, he will sustain. “He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Ps. lv, 22. We need not be afraid of what man can do unto us, if we trust in the Holy One of Israel, who neither slumbers nor sleeps. Ps. cxxi, 3. Under the shadow of his wings will we find a blessed hiding-place in every time of trouble. If we trust in our own strength, we shall fall by the hand of the enemy; but if we have our eye continually fixed on Jesus, he will enable us to overcome all the evils of our nature, by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Rev. xii, 11. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Ps. cxviii, 8. They often deceive us; but the Lord never deceives those who put their trust in him. He will never desert us in our time of trouble.

What if all earthly friends forsake, and the Lord give the bread of adversity and the water of affliction; fear not, “Oh thou afflicted, tossed with tempests, and not comforted; thus saith the Lord, Behold I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and thy foundation with sapphires.” Isa. liv, 11. No weapon formed against thee shall prosper; for all things shall work together for good to them that love God. Rom. viii, 28. And hereby do we know that we love him, if we keep his commandments and walk in the straight and narrow way which Jesus has laid down in his precious word, which is as a lamp to our feet and a blessed light to guide us through this wilderness of sorrow.

The consolations of the gospel are neither few nor small. O the exceeding great and precious promises which are given to those who put their trust in the Lord. Who would not be willing to part with all they have, that they may win Christ! Eternal life is worth striving for. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father in heaven. We must strive to enter in at the strait gate. We must lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us. We must take the shield of faith, wherewith we may be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Eph. vi, 16. Oh, this is a glorious warfare. The Captain of our salvation was made perfect through suffering, and shall we get wearied and faint in our minds, and murmur at the roughness of the way! Let us rather rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer affliction with the people of God. Let us remember the legacy Christ left his disciples: In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John xvi, 33.

If we trust in the Lord, our peace shall be like a river,—pure and constant. Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing shall offend them. Ps. cxix, 165. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. Isa. xxvi, 3. Though Satan and all his hosts are encamped against us, yet if we trust in the Lord, he is more than can be against us. He is mighty to save even to the uttermost all that come unto him. Then let us say, Courage in the war! The conflict is almost over. Soon Jesus will come sitting on the white cloud, with power and great glory, to redeem his people. Then we shall look up and rejoice, saying, This is our God! lo, we have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Isa. xxv, 9.

“Trust in the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirits, when they faint, And far exceed your hopes.” L. E. MILLNE. April 9th.