The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
GODS CARE OF US
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

Terse comments on the uniform pray
er meeting topic of the young peo-
pies lsocieties-Christian Endeavor,
etc.-for April l: THE Quiet Ways
of Gods Providence Kings
19:1-13.
MY God shall supply all your need"
Thus we have designated, in one COM
prehensive phrase, all the things for
which we should trust Christ. He
knows. There is no requirement of
our spiritual or temporal life that we
may not depend upon Him to meet and
to meet, too, not according to our own
imperfect understanding of our needs,
but according to His riches in glory:'
That is full measure enough, surely.
Happy and strong and brave shall
we be- able to endure all things and
to do all things, if we believe that
every day of our life is in His hands.
Van Dyke.
Some responsibilities belong solely
to the Supreme Authority; and His
subordinates are accountable only for
fidelity. The captain of a ship, and
not the stokers or the stewards. is
running that ship. The United States
navy recently disciplined an officer
because his ship ran aground, when
he was not on the bridge at all, but
asleep in his cabin. There is peace
in the assurance that many things
about our life and our works are not
our affairs at all, but Gods. We have
only to carry out orders. If we are
faithful in following the orders clearly
given the rest is with Him.
Our confidence in Gods wisdom en-
boldens US to plan great services in
His name, since He has promised to be
wisdom for US. Well may the ungodly
man tremble for the success of His
projects. for they are only the crea-
of hi I
who works with God and for God need
not worry about even his greatest
plans, for the wisdom of Omniscience
is pledged to direct them.
A great confidence is born of Il
great experience. It is the @man who
mas made many horseshoes who offers
with no note of uncertainty in his
voice to shoe the travellers horse salts
factorily. The youth entering active
life is uncertain of himself, because
he has never been actually tried. They
count most confidently upon the help
of God who have depended upon Him
in the past. They who trust Him
greatly, find Him greatly true"
Gods promises are not measured by
mans deserving but by Gods compass
sion. If He offered US only those
blessings that we merit, the Bible
would not be the book C. precious
| IL
Gods guidance is good guidance
We cannot understand it, nor can we
always see wisdom in it at the mo-
ment. but the fact that it is God who
guides should be sufficient assurance
4 do not know the way I take, bu,
well I know my guide That is
enough. They who have faith in God
see His goodness, not only after get
ting to heaven, but in the land of the
living.
He touched her hand and the fever left
her.
Oh, we need His touch on our fevered
! hands!
The cool, still touch of the Man of Scr
rows,
+ Who knows us and loves US, and under
stands.
so many a life is one long fever!
/ A fever of anxious suspense and care
A fever of getting, a fever of fretting
A fever of hurrying here and there.
20 Lord, thou knowest us altogether
Each hearts sore sickness, whatever II
Touch thou our hands. Let the fever leave
And SO shall we minister unto Thee"
Trust Christ. Sometimes we trus
ourselves. our friends, our professions
our conceptions our religion, ouI
pride. and all the while deceive our.
selves into the belief that we are trust
ing christ IheSe may fail, excep1
Christ His providence never fails
The faith that is fixed on Him i.
founded on an eternal wisdom.
Men grow easily discouraged be
cause they know only in part; God i:
never discouraged because, thru tn,
millenniums, which. ere in His sigh
as but day, He sees all the forces
of His great universe working to
gether for good. The omniscience o
God is the foundation OF the patienc,
of God.