"BECAUSE HE HATH SET HIS LOVE UPON ME." The Lord knows and He will deliver from every trouble. Sin is the parent of trouble; all trouble originated in departing from God. It is generally occasioned by transgression, or sent as a preventive to a greater evil; it may be occasioned by good, for saints are sometimes persecuted for righteousness' sake. It is intended to correct, improve, and to bring us near to God. Whatever may be our trouble, if we are the Lord's, He is with us; and with us for the most gracious purposes. He fixes the period of our troubles, nor can they continue longer than He sees needful. He regulates the heat of the furnace; He will not suffer us to be tried more than we are able to bear. He sanctifies our troubles and causes them to work for our good. He delivers us out of trouble when the purposes of His love are accomplished. In every trouble, remember our God is very present with us. He is with you to hear your prayer, increase your strength, direct your way, and make you a conqueror. His grace is sufficient, His presence is sure, your deliverance, in His time and way, is certain. Therefore, "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."

For Meditation:
He that hath his refuge in God
Shall find a most secure abode;
Shall walk each day beneath His shade,
And there each night shall rest his head.