Faith & Trust
Engage God by prayer to stand at thy back. God is in a league offensive and defensive with thee, but he looks to be called.
By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
When my faith was asleep, Christ was awake; and now, when I am awake, I say He did all things well.
Give time to God, who tries his faith in order to prove to His child, in the end, how willing He is to help and deliver him.
It is grand to trust in the promises, but it is grander still to trust in the Promiser.
Is it not precious, under such circumstances, to have the living God as a father to go to, who is ever able and ever willing to help as it may be really needed?
There was only Thou, O my God, who changed not for me. Thou didst redouble my interior graces, in proportion as Thou didst augment my exterior crosses.
Our friendships, ability to make money, health, strength in temptation, and in sorrow, guidance in difficult circumstances, and in all of life’s movements; help of all sorts, financial, bodily, mental, spiritual—all come from God, and necessitate a constant touch with Him.
I reminded Him especially, that I had commenced the work that it might be seen, that He, even in our day, is willing to answer prayer, and that the provision for our Orphans might be a visible proof to all around us of this truth.
God took a new possession of me, and left me not.
For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
More than 1100l. therefore we have needed during the past year, and our good Lord has supplied all, without one single person having been asked for any thing.
I am sure, that, in the best time and way, God will send help.
Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
He is utterly true and good to us, nor shall anything withstand his will.
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
LORD, how near was I to danger, yet escaped!
Abandon yourself as absolutely as possible to God, and continue to do so to your latest breath, and He will never desert you.
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