[Songs in the Night - July 23]
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7
WHILE appreciating very gratefully this special
love and care for us as his people, in the comfort,
encouragement, and protection afforded us by our
Heavenly Father in the midst of the world's great tribulation,
we would come far short of having his Spirit if
we would regard the matter with self-complacency,
forgetful of his great love for the whole world also,
which, veiled behind the clouds of his righteous indignation
against their sins, in wisdom strikes the
heavy blow which will shatter all their idols and humble
their pride in the dust....If God so loved the
world as to give his only begotten Son,...he loves
them still, and it is his love that wields the rod for
their correction.
So also he would have his people
regard his judgments, and while rejoicing in the sunshine
of his favor,...he would have them share his
Spirit toward the world; and while the blows of his
righteous indignation fall heavily upon them, he would
have us point them to the cause of their calamities, and
to the only remedy. Z'95-72 R1787:3 (Hymn 171)