The Time of My Life

He is in both the ups and downs of life!

“My times are in thy hand.”

Happy is that person who has both recognized and accepted this truth. All portions of life are in His sovereign hand. He can choose to lengthen a life or shorten it. And, if He so desires, he can embitter or sweeten it. As the wise man said, “He doth whatsoever pleaseth him.” And that should be sufficient enough to please us.

Therefore, whether it be health or sickness, prosperity or poverty, we can rest content, knowing all circumstances are under His control. It is in this fact, no doubt, that Job found his solace. For, said he, “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” The old patriarch had come to realize that his disappointments were, in reality, God’s appointments.

“Foresight says, by faith, “All things work together for good”; hindsight, in fact, says, “He [did] all things well.”~ rds

by an Aged Saint

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