PROMISE FOR NOVEMBER 29TH

"Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand." Psalm 37:24

WE must not overlook...the assurance that though the child of God may stumble at times in the way, these will never mean to him an utter fall, because his hand is still held by the Lord! What a comforting thought is here! How well calculated it is to deliver the Lord's people from utter despondency in respect to themselves and each other! The all-important thoughts to be kept in mind are, Am I still the Lord's? Am I still trusting in the precious blood? Am I still consecrated to the Lord and His righteous way? If these can be answered in the affirmative, we can still realize that we are God's children, and that our hands are still in His; that the spirit of begetting...has not perished; and that it is God's will that we should recover ourselves as quickly as possible from any stumbling, and looking well at the difficulties and trials which led us into it, we should fortify our characters against those difficulties as respects the future, and thus go on really stronger. R. 3157, c.2, p.1.