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I have no doubt that the Lord has something to say in these things and that exercise is needed to learn what His mind is. It is a serious thing to go through life as Christians, and we need to be daily and hourly cast upon the Lord’s care, for we never know what unseen dangers we may be exposed to. In Philippians 2:12-1312Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:12‑13) we get: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God that worketh in you, to will and to do of His good pleasure.” This is not the salvation of the soul, but getting though the difficulties of the way, etc. God works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure, and when we yield ourselves up entirely to Him and His will in simple obedience, we get on. Otherwise, we may get into serious trouble, and fear and trembling are not meaningless words. A holy fear is ever needed, and seeking of God’s help and care. And we need to be careful and to guard against recklessness, going on with God, in the sense of dependence on Him. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee” (Isa. 26:33Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (Isaiah 26:3)). There is a divine care that we can count on. Nothing can befall us that He does not permit, and if He permits something, He has a purpose in it. And thus we need to seek His face and learn what He means.
A.H. Rule (adapted)