A GENTLEMAN, residing in the town of M―, about the year 1878, was laid on a bed of sickness for about eighteen months. He had been a man of business, but through his illness and the depression of trade at that time, he was compelled to retire into private life. He was not only a believer on the Lord Jesus Christ, but also a faithful servant of His. His wife, who was also a believer, and whose faith was to be commended, had to take the duty of nurse, while having the responsibility of a large family. Through this time of trouble and anxiety, no one expected to see this servant of the Lord live, and many were the deliverances in the trial, that I could relate. Amongst them, the following may prove to be an encouragement to some fainting child of God.
The wife was seated one day by the bedside of her afflicted husband, discussing how they were going to get bread for the next day, for they had no flour in the house. They were both praying to God, with tearful eyes, yet with faith that their heavenly Father would provide for their necessities. While they were thus together, a knock was heard at the door, which was answered by a daughter, who found a parcel laid on the doorstep. It had been placed there by a boy, who could not say where it was from. The parcel contained two stones of flour. They then thanked God for His great deliverance.
Christian reader, hold firmly to God’s word, for He has said, “I will never leave thee, I will never forsake thee.” W. V.