“Behold, I have made you a nest in the hollow of my hand, and you
shall lie down and sleep. Though the elements rage, though the winds blow and
the floods come, you shall rest in peace. For you are precious in My sight, O
My child. I know you by name, for you are not the child of a stranger, but the
fruit of My own loins. Yes, I have begotten you. I have called you by your name
and you are Mine.

 

Do not be dismayed, for as I suffered, so you shall suffer in the world. I
have not taken you out of the world, but I am with you to help you and to
encourage you, and to give you strength in all you may be called upon to
endure. You face each new day with Me at your side. (Never forget that I am
there.) You meet every difficult circumstance with My arm outstretched to fight
for you. Do not lift your hand to attempt to accomplish any slightest task in
your own strength. This I have forbidden. I help not those who help themselves,
but I am the champion of those who cannot help themselves, and those who are
wise enough not to try.

 

It is not your cooperation for which I have asked, but your submission. Not
that you go alone until you fall, but that you draw upon my strength for every
step
– both the smooth and the rough. If you form the habit of trusting Me
in the easy way, you will find it the natural thing to lean upon on Me in the
difficult situations. And if I bring you through the river in the summer, you
shall not fear to trust me when the flood tides come.

 

So clasp your hand in Mine, and do not loosen your hold. For you cannot
tell what great thing I may do for you through some small happening. Your every
hair is numbered, and the most incidental occurences of the most ordinary day,
I delight to choose and use to reveal My earnestness in helping you.

 

Clasp Me to your heart, for I love you with an everlasting love, and ewith
strong cords I have bound you. Look not back, but look ahead, for I have glory
prepared for you. Yes, when you look on my face you will surely say that these
present sufferings are in no way comparable to the glory I have in store for
you”

 

With unending love,

 Jesus.