May 10

Trust in him at all times.—Psalms 62:8.

IS my trust in God at all times firm and uns.aken —as much so in times of darkness and trouble as in times of light and peace? If not, why? Do I look to self, rather than to him? Contrasting present darkness with past sunshine, am I wondering why God permits the former, instead of feeling thankful for what he still gives me of the latter, and like a loving child leaving all with him, content to trust where I cannot see?

Put your confidence in God. Believe every thing that he says in his word. Whether you understand it or not, have faith in him that he means your good. —CECIL.

To trust God when we have securities in our own iron chest, is easy, and not thankworthy. But to de- pend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for us to do, so it is more acceptable to God when done, for in that we make confession of his deity.—FELTHAM.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a smiling face. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain, God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.

—COWPER.