[Songs in the Night - November 20]
Wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14
SOME of us have learned by experience that to
attempt to go before the Lord in any matter is dangerous.
We are not wise enough to guide ourselves.
Indeed,
as the poet has expressed it,
"We fear to touch
Things that involve so much."
If we could recognize the delicacy of our situation at
times, it would make us more modest and cautious.
Not only our own interests and eternal glory are at
stake, but also the interests of other fellow-members
of the body of Christ.
A rash word, a thoughtless
action, inconsiderateness in any sense of the word
might lead to unfavorable conditions of heart, and,
even though we gained the promise, it might be by
tribulation rather than by the way in which the Lord
would lead. Z'08-267 R4235:2 (Hymn 313)