Aug. 20
DELIVERANCE NOT LIMITED
"He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall
no evil touch thee" Job 5:19
Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many
troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those
six days will work for us till our deliverance is complete. We shall
rest with Him, and in Him on our Sabbath. The rapid succession of
trials is one of the sorest tests of faith. Before we have recovered
from one blow, it is followed by another and another till we are
staggered. Still, the equally quick succession of deliverances is
exceedingly cheering. New songs are rung out upon the anvil by the
hammer of affliction, till we see in the spiritual world the anti-type
of "the Harmonious Blacksmith." Our confidence is, that when the Lord
makes our trials six, six they will be, and no more.
It may be that we have no rest day, for seven troubles come upon
us. What then? "In seven there shall be no evil touch thee." Evil may
roar at us, but it shall be kept at more than arm's length, and shall
not even touch us. Its hot breath may distress us, but its little
finger cannot be laid upon us.
With our loins girt about us we will meet the six or the seven
troubles, and leave fear to those who have no Father, no Saviour, and
no Sanctifier.