And go not after other
gods to serve them,
and to worship them, and provoke me not
to anger with the
works of your hands;
and I will do you no hurt.
How is it possible that a God of love, who is
full of compassion, plenteous in mercy, ready to forgive, waiting to be
gracious, should do His children hurt?
It cannot be.
His dealings may cause us pain, but nothing shall
by any means harm us.
We ought rather to argue with Paul, “He that
spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him
also freely give us all things?’
He sent His ancient people as captives to Babylon,
but it was for their good;
He allowed His children to be cast into the
fiery furnace, into the lion's den, to be driven out to wander in sheepskins
and goatskins, but He did not allow them to be hurt;
all was sanctified to them, and the curse was
turned into a blessing.
If He scourge us with one hand, He will
support us with the other, and at last we shall come up before His throne, out
of great tribulation, having washed our robes and made them white in the blood
of the Lamb.
Not one who has arrived safe in heaven will
say that his God allowed him to be hurt; notwithstanding the trials endured by
the way.
Nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Lord, I would my all resign,
Gladly lose my will in Thine,
Careless be of things below,
Thee alone content to know;
Simple, innocent, and free,
Seeking all my bliss in Thee.
James Smith
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