The Lord is a refuge for His saints when their enemies rage, and this waiting time is no enemy to the soul that is stayed on Him. You have committed the matter to the throne of grace, and He who inclines His ear is a waiting God, full of favor toward those who trust Him. In all the flutter of the heart after an interview, remember that you may be pressed by thronging duties yet find your rest in doing the will of Jesus. The mind that looks only to the interviewers’ recollections and the possible slips of the tongue is a mind on the waves; but the mind stayed on God is kept in perfect peace, peace like a river, because it trusts in Him.
If anything was said amiss, He who forgives all our liabilities for Christ’s sake can rule the hearts of men, so that no weapon formed against His child prospers. The errors of the lips He can blot out as the cloud, and let only the good remain. You are not to have the assurance of the outcome before you trust Him, you are to trust Him for this very thing. As you sink, trust Him and you shall swim. As you feel your own helplessness, trust Him, and He will make your bow renewed in your hand; His provisions do not fail.
When the cruse of oil seems ready to fail, go to the All-Sufficient God. They who trust in Him shall not lack any good thing. He knows your need; He loads His people with benefits daily. Even in this delay, count it no strange thing, for with the Lord there is a waiting, He waits to be gracious, and His people learn to wait on Him, not in despair, but in a joyous and assured hope. Let not the fear of an ill word lead to despair or unbelieving speeches. In all this, sin not; neither charge God foolishly. The Lord has given you this day to lean upon Him in childlike confidence, and though He seem to frown, you may say with Job, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”
Rest in the finished work of Jesus, whose blood whispers peace within. The issue is in His hand, and He works all things together for good to those who love Him. Earth’s struggles soon shall cease, but for this hour, trust Him with your whole case, you could trust Him with a million souls if you had them. The God of all grace will not fail you.