STEP OUT BOLDLY

 

STEP OUT BOLDLY When you walk, the way will be opened up before you step by step. Proverbs 4:12 The Lord never builds a bridge of faith except under the feet of the faith-filled traveler. If He builds the bridge a rod ahead, it would not be a bridge of faith. That which is of sight is not of faith. There is a self-opening gate which is sometimes used in country roads. It stands fast and firm across the road as a traveler approaches it. If he stops before he gets to it, it will not open. But if he will drive right at it, his wagon wheels press the springs below the roadway, and the gate swings back to let him through. He must push right on at the closed gate, or it will continue to be closed. Is there a great barrier across your path of duty just now? Just go for it, in the name of the Lord, and it won’t be there.    — Henry Clay Trumbull We sit and weep in vain. The voice of the Almighty said, “Up and onward.” So let us step out boldly, and with confidence, even though it be into the night, and we can scarcely see the way. The path will open before us. Dear Saints, press on! If necessary, we will find even the pillar of cloud and fire to mark our journey through the wilderness. There are guides and wayside inns along the road. We will find food, clothes and friends at every stage of the journey, and as Rutherford so quaintly says: “However matters go, the worst will be a tired traveler and a joyful and sweet welcome home.” Streams in the Desert