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Our fathers trusted in Thee: they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. They cried unto Thee, and were delivered: they trusted in Thee, and were not confounded.
Psalm 22:4-5

O what a blessed thing it is to have in one’s own bosom a secret trust in Jesus—that while so many are looking to something in themselves or in one another, resting their eternal salvation on works that really are but the sports of a child, the saint of God is reposing upon the Lord of life and glory! On Him he hangs his hope, and in Him he puts his trust. These the Lord will honor; nor will He ever disappoint their hope or put their confidence to shame. Whoever trusted in the Lord and was confounded?

If you are enabled to trust in Him, to believe His faithful word, to discard all creature confidence and to hang the weight of your soul—and O what a weight is that!—upon a faithful, covenant-keeping God, He will never leave, fail, or forsake you. You may find it hard to trust in Him at all times or indeed at any time. You may feel a desire of something sensible—something to see or hear, distinct from faith. Look not for this. We walk by faith, not by sight.

It must be a naked trust in an invisible God. “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses—but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” And if you are enabled so to trust, He will make it manifest sooner or later in your own conscience that you are one of the righteous; light will beam upon your path; glory will dawn upon your heart, and you will have the end of your faith, even the salvation of your soul.

To the reader…

Are you looking for something tangible, something to see or to hear, before you dare to trust? Many look for something in themselves or in one another, but that is no more than child’s play. The whole weight of your soul (and O, what a weight that is!) must hang upon a faithful, covenant-keeping God, Whom you do not see. In Him the fathers trusted, and they were not confounded.

If your faith is weak and your trust small, then cast away that self-confidence nonetheless and throw yourself upon His faithful Word. Whoever trusted in the Lord and was put to shame? He will never leave you nor forsake you. Sooner or later there will be light upon your path, and He will make it manifest in your conscience that you are one of the righteous.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl