things produces patience. Your sta tion in life doesn’t determine joy or usefulness. In Christ, all are equal no matter who they are. At the end of life’s journey, He rewards the faithful. We’re to be strong in our faith. Anybody can be humble when brought low; but it’s a rare attain ment to be humble when you receive the praises of men. Dr. M. R. De Haan declared, “Under the shadow of God’s wing, the little shadows of life are blended into His peace. Thus they lose their terror for us.” These may well be the closing hours of the New Testament church. Christ is our security, which does not lie in things, but in Him. Securi ty is traced to a basic confidence in the Word of God. We’re in need of a fresh infilling of His Holy Spirit. What a need we have for patience as we face all the trials of life! Spiritual faith will produce patience as God tests us. As we move in the direction of the Lord’s coming again, let us be strong in Him.
must be out of the will of God. Noth ing could be further from the truth. The Lord allows such things because He loves us. He wants us to be drawn more closely to Him. The fact that the believer is told to know the will of God is proof of the fact that the Lord is pleased to reveal His will to the trusting heart. God speaks to the believer through the Bible, His writ ten Word. His plans for His children give understanding to the Christian which dispels all human fear. Fear can be a tragedy for the Christian as well as for the unbeliever. May the Lord help us to trust Him more in all of our experiences of life! C hapter E ight F ears can be common to people of any age. There are fears from life’s beginning to end, unless we understand how to overcome them through the Lord Jesus Christ. The Saviour is able to give you mastery if you’re really trusting in Him. Many people fear death. The real problem is what follows this life. Where does man go when “his time” comes? In Hebrews 2:14-15 we have a wonderful assurance of overcoming victory. There is deliverance from the fear of death. Remember, dis appointments aren’t proof that God has forsaken us. To combat fear, the believer must place implicit trust in the Word of God. In this way he can be assured of the will of God. We need a strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s wonderful to recognize that if we lack wisdom we can come to the Lord for guidance and direction (James 1:5). The trial of faith is intended to strengthen us. If we’re the type of Christians we ought to be, a love for the unbeliever will be noted. The Lord wants us to know that there’s triumphant living in Christ. Even though testings come,- there is ulti mate victory in spiritual maturity (James 1:1-4). Faith, among other 22
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