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Dear Young Christian:
Recently, during my recovery from major surgery, a brother in Christ and good friend sent this note of exhortation and encouragement:
“Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while” (Mark 6:31). This Scripture has gone through my mind the last two weeks. As you know, we are not always on the mountains in sunshine, sometimes we need to be in a place where we have to rest in a way the Lord has planned for us. Now it is the time the Lord has determined for a certain kind of rest for you. I pray every day for you, that you may say “yes” to this, even when it seems hard for you. The Lord never makes a mistake. We have to trust Him and He is faithful. Sometimes He does make clear to us why, and sometimes we do not get an answer this side of Heaven. It is good to remember that the Lord has everything under control, and His love will never change.”
I appreciated these faithful words of truth and comfort and pass them along to my readers for your consideration. Our Lord gives each of us times of service and times of rest.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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