August 8

Trust in the Lord, and do good.—Psalms 37:5.

D O I keep to the order of the command here given; first trust in the Lord, and then, as his servant, do good? Do I do good to my own soul by endeavor- ing to know, and love, and live for God, to please him and be pleased in him? Do I endeavor to do good to others, by seeking to win them to the Saviour, and by doing all in my power for their welfare and happiness? Do I sympathize with others, and do to them as I would have them do to me? Do I so live as to commend re- ligion to all, as not only the way of safety, but of happi- ness for both worlds?

To rejoice in the happiness of others, is to make it our own; to produce it, is to make it more than our own—J. A. JAMES.

We must not think to trust God, and then live as we list. It is not trusting but tempting him if we do not make conscience of our duty to him. Nor must we think to do good, and then trust to ourselves, and to our own righteousness and strength. We must trust in the Lord, and do good.—MATTHEW HENRY.

That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank, Creation's blot, creation's blank. But he that marks, from day to day, In generous acts, his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God