Let us have confidence in the purposes of God. The thought occurs in the writings of Goulburn, Adolph Monod, and others, that the Lord owed that wonderful calmness which marked His life—a calmness which never forsook Him, whether teaching, or traveling, however engaged, however tried—very much to the fact that His Father had a plan for Him; not a plan for a lifetime merely, but a plan for each day; and that He had but to discover what the plan was, and then carry it out; and so, however puzzling and perplexing the maze of duties through which He had to thread His way, nothing ever perplexed or puzzled Him, because, putting His hand in His Father’s, He just walked in the paths prepared for Him.

Well, now, what if God should have a plan for everyone? What if God should have a plan for you? In such a case—surely it is the true case—everything we have to do, everything we have to bear, comes to us as part of a prearranged plan. Things that disturb our work, things that upset our purposes, things that thwart our wishes, interruptions, annoyances—these may all be a part of the plan—God’s plan—and should be met accordingly.

I doubt not through the ages One Eternal purpose runs. There’s a throne above the world. There’s a Man on the throne. He has a plan for things down here during this time of turmoil and strife. His Spirit is down here to get that plan done. He needs each one of us. He puts His Hand on each Christian life and says, “Separate yourself from all else for the bit I need you to do.” His Hand is on you. Are you doing it? Anything else classes as failure.

“THE BENT-KNEE TIME” BY S. D. GORDON