Psalm 118:7-9. “The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.”
CONFIDENCE. The danger is passed; now I can breathe easy – The Lord, in great grace, has stepped in and delivered me. Distress overcame my awareness of His mercy – I had put trust instead in only what I could easily see. But then I realized the Lord had answered my prayer – What I was afraid of never even came to pass. I knew right then the Lord was already here – And He had brought me into a very large place.
In this large place, I cannot see all Of the many provisions of God at one time. He knows it’s enough when I on Him call To reveal things to me line upon line. Therefore, even now, when concerned with the present distress I will trust Him and not put confidence in man. For I am sure it is His divine plan to bless, And I will wait in faith for what He has planned.
He is the Builder, the Architect, and Creator – He established a long time ago this house of God. For several generations, the Holy Revelator Has maintained this testimony to His Holy Word. So, whatever He has planned, I rest confidently in Him To do whatever He chooses as right. He who, a century ago, this testimony began Can still keep it shining as a beacon in the night.
When we are very small, we have nowhere else to look – Our confidence must be in God and His purposes alone. One by one, the saints to Himself He took – But I believe without question God is still on His throne. The Lord is the capstone; He alone keeps things together What has been very precious to Him in the past. So, with confidence, I will trust in my heavenly Father – What he wants to continue, He will make it last.
“Gracious Father, I have been concerned with the assembly in Forest Grove and have perhaps been thinking that we who live there have the last say. But today, as Thou hast spoken to me through the words of this psalm, I came to realize that the future of an assembly, the same as any work, depends on Thee alone. I do put my confidence in Thee. May we be committed to whatever Thy will dictates. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”