in The Gospel Messenger vol.10 no.13 (Oct. 1891)
AUTHOR: | Mitchell, William M. |
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I AM GLAD TO KNOW that you still have me and other
brethren in remembrance, even as we often think of you and
pray the Lord to help and instruct you; and I have hope that the
good Lord is instructing you, even though it be in some degree
by trials and sore bereavements and death of your tender and
little ones. By these things we learn that God rules in righteousness,
and that we are poor, dependent creatures upon him and
cannot always have things our own way. Indeed, it is not best
that we should, for we do not know what is for our good or for
God’s glory. But if we love God, we have assurance that all
things work together for good.
You seem to greatly appreciate the Lord’s gift in giving you a
good wife, and this should be a token to you of the Lord’s care
for you. But while there are many things which we regard as
comforting and good for us, there are also many bitter herbs
which we regard as evil. But remember the resigned and humble
spirit of patient Job when he said, “Shall we receive good at the
hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?—Job ii. 10. The
same kind hand that deals out that which we regard as good for
us, deals also out that which we regard as evil, and designs that
both the evil and the good shall work together for good to them
that love God, and to them who are the called according to his
purpose of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
