The Secret

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In these days many are often perplexed by the widespread indifference, lawlessness, and sin which abounds. We long for the day when our Lord shall assume His great power and reign. But in the meantime we must anchor our faith to the promises of God and stand. We do not always understand why the Lord delays His coming; we do know that He is long-suffering, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him." John 14:2121He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 14:21).
This is the secret of endurance, the secret of patience, in a day when life is truly difficult, when there are so many things hard to understand. For if the Lord be pleased to manifest Himself unto us day by day, so that we can live in the glory of His unseen presence, and triumph in that presence, then He will enable us to endure.