Take heed and be quiet.

 

FEBRUARY 28
 
Take heed and be quiet.
Isaiah 7:4
 

BUT they were threatened with an invasion, and
  appeared to be in intimate danger.
 
Can it be wise, or prudent,
  to be still?
 
Whatever God commands is right.
 
We ought to obey God.
 
We are not in the power of any creature.
 
The danger is rather apparent than real.
 
Let us take heed to our tongues,
  that we do not speak unadvisedly,
   and so dishonor God.
 
Let us take heed to our tempers,
  that we do not give way to passion,
  and so distress ourselves.
 
Let us take heed to our way,
  that we do not go out of the right path, and
  so give our enemies an advantage over us.
 
God says, “Be quiet.”
 
Let not fears aggregate thee.
 
Let not appearance appal thee.
 
Let not doubts discourage thee.
 
Be calm as the child in its parent’s arms.
 
Thy God rules.
 
His hand is in every event,
  though you may not see it.
 
Thy God is with thee,
  he was never nearer to the then just now.
 
Thy God is for thee,
  pledged by promise and by oath.
 
He will guard thee with his invisible presence.
 
He will keep thee by his power.
 
He will enterpose on thy behalf when it is necessary.
 

When can I trust my all with God,

In trial’s fearful hour, ==

Bow, all resign’d, beneath the rod,

And bless his sparing power;

A joy springs up amid distress, --

A fountain in the wilderness.

 
James Smith 1849