Since we have such a God to trust, let us rest upon him with all our weight! Let us resolutely drive out every trace of unbelief and rid ourselves of the doubts and fears that rob us of our comfort. There is no excuse for fear when God himself is the foundation of our trust.

A loving parent would be deeply grieved if his child could not trust him. How ungenerous, then, how unkind is our conduct when we show so little confidence in our heavenly Father! He has never failed us. Not once. And he never will.

It would be wonderful if doubt were banished from the household of God altogether. But I fear that old Unbelief is just as nimble today as when the psalmist cried out, "Has his mercy vanished forever? Will he never show favor again?"

David had only used Goliath's sword once—in that hour of youthful victory. One swing. One test. And yet he declared, "There is none like it!" The blade had proved itself to be of the right metal, and he praised it ever after. This is how we should speak of our God! There is none like him in heaven above or earth beneath. "To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?" says the Holy One. There is no rock like the Rock of Jacob—even our enemies themselves being judges.

So far from letting doubts live in our hearts, we will take the whole detestable crew and do what Elijah did to the prophets of Baal—slay them by the brook! And for our stream, we will choose that sacred torrent flowing from our Savior's wounded side.

We have been in many trials, but never yet have we been cast where we could not find in our God all that we needed. All! So let us be encouraged to trust in the Lord forever, assured that his everlasting strength will be—as it has been—our help and our stay.