THE SAFEST PLACE

George Truett (1867-1944) was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. for 47 years. It’s said that the desire of his life was, “Thy will be done”. I mention this because of something he said, and I’ve repeated it over and over again—-“God’s will is always right. God’s will is always best. God’s will is always safest.” I’ve been thinking about that more than 40 years, and I agree whole-heartedly. There have been many occasions when God’s will clashed with my desires and I’ve always been helped by reminding myself that God’s will is always right, best, and safest. Knowing that, I’ve tried to do my duty.That is always profitable.   In 1890, J.R. Miller wrote: The safest place in all this world-is ever the place of duty. God’s wings are over it. God’s peace guards it. It is said that at the center of the cyclone, that there is a spot where there is almost perfect calm. A leaf there is scarcely stirred, and a baby could lie there unharmed. So at the center of every great peril in life, is a spot of holy calm where even the feeblest would not be harmed. It is the place of duty, of obedience, of the doing of God’s will. He who stays there amid peril and trial-is perfectly safe. No storm smites him, no plague comes near his dwelling. The way of duty, is always a place of absolute safety. But he who departs from this charmed center, soon finds himself caught in the wild swirl and in peril. None of sin’s ways are safe.