“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may
exalt you” (I. Peter v. 6).
Opposition is essential to a true equilibrium of forces. The centripetal
and centrifugal forces acting in opposition to each other keep our planet
in her orbit. The one propelling, and the other repelling, so act and
react, that instead of sweeping off into space in a pathway of desolation
and destruction, she pursues her even orbit around her solar center.
So God guides our lives. It is not enough to have an impelling force—we
need just as much a repelling force, and so He holds us back by the
testing ordeals of life, by the pressure of temptation and trial, by the
things that seem to be against us, but really are furthering our way and
stablishing our goings. Let us thank Him for both, let us take the weights
as well as the wings, and thus divinely impelled, let us press on with
faith and patience in our high and heavenly calling.
Lord, help me to learn from all that comes to me this day Thy highest
will.
Lord, help me to-day to sink under Thy blessed hand, that Thou mayest have
Thy way and will with me.