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A Column of Comfort

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 7, 1865

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 25, No. 14.

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A Column of Comfort.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 1 Pet. iv, 12.
Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. Jer. xvii, 7.
O Israel trust thou in the Lord; he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron trust in the Lord; he is their help and their shield. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; he is their help and their shield. Ps. cxv, 9–11.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. Ps. xxxii, 10.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Ps. xxxvii, 5.
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust. Ps. xci, 2.
O Lord be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee; be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. Isa. xxxiii, 2.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 2 Cor. i, 3–5.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand. Eph. vi, 13.
As the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Ps. ciii, 11.
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 Cor. xvi, 13.
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. Isa. i, 10.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea I will help thee; yea I will uphold thee by the right hand of my righteousness. Isa. xli, 10.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive a crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James i, 12.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble thou wilt revive me. Ps. cxxxviii, 8.
Acquaint now thyself with God, and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee. Job xxii, 21.
In the day of adversity consider. Eccl. vii, 14.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Ps. xxxvii, 23, 24.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword. Job v, 19, 20.
Turn you to the strong hold ye prisoners of hope. Zech. ix, 12.
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. Zeph. iii, 12.
Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Ps. l, 15.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God believe also in me. John xiv, 1.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord. Isa. liv, 17.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Eph. iii, 20, 21. M. D. A.