By J. R. Miller,
D.D
We
have nothing to do with tomorrow until we get to it. When the day comes
with its cares, then we may meet them and then God will provide for
them. Duty only is ours, the faithful, diligent doing of God's will day
by day. The rest is God's, and anxious care is unbelief.
Our Father will
surely take care of us if we are only faithful to him. Away, then, with
anxiety. Let’s do our work, our duty, the bit of God's will for the day,
and let God take care for us. Then the peace of God shall keep our heart
and mind.
The problem of sailing is not to keep the vessel out of the water, but
to keep the water out of the vessel. In like manner, the problem of true
Christian living is not to keep ourselves out of life's cares, trials,
and temptations, but to keep the cares, trials, and temptations out of
us.
As the sea is the
normal element for ship-sailing, so care is the normal element of life
in this world. But we must keep the sea out of our heart. Some people
make the mistake of letting their cares and worries creep into their
souls. The result is that they grow discontented, fretful and unhappy.
The secret of
peace is to keep the heart free from care and anxiety even in the midst
of the sorest trials. This secret we can have only by opening our hearts
to Christ.
Come unto me, all ye
that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 |