The Tupelo journal., 1904-07-29
TRUST IN GOD.
Two Errors Into Which the Children
of God Are in Danger
Of Falling.

We sing: "In some way or other, the
Lord will provide" and still we worry
about it. as if the Lord did not care any
thing about us, or were unable to help
us however much He might wish to do
so.
What is lacking, in a greater or less
degree, is an intelligent trust in God
a disposition to take God at His word.
To many Christians 1t is comparatively
easy to trust in God for spiritual bless
ings, but difficult if not altogether i'm
possible to trust Him for temporal bless
ings; and yet in the promises of Gods
word there is no distinction made as to
these; or if there is any discrimina-
ton, it is in favor of temporal blessings.
Thou shalt dwell in the land, and verify
thou shalt be fed" Your Heavenly
Father knoweth that We have need OF
these things" What things? Why,
food and clothing, to be sure. And all
these things shall be added unto you.
There are two errors with regard to
these promises of God, into one or the
other of which we are apt to fall.
The first Is the disposition to spir-
~itualize them, until they lose all refer
ence to temporal things. Thou shalt be
fed" Eyes, with spiritual food" Eye
shall be clothed" Eyes, with the robes
of righteousness" But who says this AS
suredly not the Saviour when He direct
ed the attention of the disciples to the
birds of the air that are fed (not on
spiritual. food as an illustration of the
way in which God would provide for
them! There is, in fact, not the slight
est intimation that anything else is
meant than the supply of those temporal
and material wants to which the disci-
plies were subject while in the world.
The care that our Heavenly Father be-
slows on the comparatively insignif-
can't and worthless objects of His crea-
ton is used as a convincing argument
to prove His care for those that trust
Him. care We not much better than
they?'
The other error is that of the fanatic
who says: God has promised to take
care of me, to feed and clothe me, why
should I make any effort to care for my
self? To trust is easier than to work,
therefore | will give myself no concern
as to the clothing and feeding of myself
and my family, for verify the Lord will
provided"
Undoubtedly the Lord will provide,
but how? Not by encouraging improv-
idence or l~aziness, but by putting the
means of supply within the reach of
f1oen uyh trncf Him thof fhnu N ha1n
themselves; just as He does for the
fowls of the air and all the other erea-
lures that He has made. God feedeth
the sparrow that scratcheth for a liv-
ing" is not exactly S%cruptural language,
but it conveys a very sound Scriptural
truth, nevertheless.
The same rule applies in tenn
porai matters as in spiritual, says
the Chicago Advance. If one would
enjoy spiritual blessings he must use
the means of grace that God has placed
within his reach. The one who does not
will assuredly starve spiritually just as
he who, through Indifference or ~laziness,
neglects his opportunity to make a liv-
ing, will starye physically.
Trust in the Lord and do good" and,
be assured, the doing good is as impor-
tant a condition of the promise as is the
trusting. But having don all, We may
safely leave the results with Him Who
has promised, for His promise cannot
fail.
There is no room for anxiety, no oc-
casion for worry. Commit thy ways
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will bring it to pass, and He will bring
forth thy righteousness as the light and
thy judgment as the noonday!"