God Gives
Power to Bear Every Trial
There hath no temptation
taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not
suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. 10:13
Christ will never abandon the soul for
whom He has died. The soul may leave Him, and be overwhelmed with temptation;
but Christ can never turn from one for whom He has paid the ransom of His own
life. Could our spiritual vision be quickened, we should see souls bowed under
oppression and burdened with grief, pressed as a cart beneath sheaves, and
ready to die in discouragement. We should see angels flying swiftly to aid
these tempted ones, who are standing as on the brink of a precipice. The angels
from heaven force back the hosts of evil that encompass these souls, and guide
them to plant their feet on the sure foundation. The battles waging between the
two armies are as real as those fought by the armies of this world, and on the
issue of the spiritual conflict eternal destinies depend.
To us, as to Peter, the word is spoken,
"Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat; but I have
prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not." Thank God, we are not left
alone.
We are coming to the crisis. Let us stand
the test manfully, grasping the hand of Infinite Power. God will work for us.
We have only to live one day at a time, and if we get acquainted with God, He
will give us strength for what is coming tomorrow, grace sufficient for each
day, and every day will find its own victories, just as it finds its trials. We
shall have the power of the Highest with us, for we shall be clad with the
armor of Christ's righteousness. We have the same God that has worked for His
people in ages past. Jesus stands by our side, and shall we falter?--No, as the
trials come, the power of God will come with them. God will help us to stand in
faith on His Word, and when we are united, He will work with special power in
our behalf.
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