GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!

Dearly Beloved,
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7 NIV).
Pastor Walter Stillman Martin (1862-1935) had been invited to preach at a Sunday morning service of a church that was some kilometers away from his home. However, his wife became ill that Sunday morning, and he was about to cancel his speaking engagement. Then his young son spoke up. “Father, don’t you think that if God wants you to preach today, He will take care of Mother while you are away?” Martin made the trip, and when he returned home later that day he found that his wife (Civilla Durfee Martin [1866–1948]) had written a hymn in his absence. The title of the hymn is “God Will Take Care of You.” That evening, he composed the music. Here are the lyrics of the first stanza of the hymn and its refrain:

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.

God will take care of you,
Through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

Possibly as Mrs Civilla Martin was writing the words to this hymn, she was thinking of Paul’s words to the Philippians that they should not be anxious about anything (Philippians 4:6), or the counsel of Peter that ” we should cast all our anxiety on God because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7). However, it could be any number of Scripture passages, because the theme “God will take care of you” is a recurring one throughout the Scriptures (see Psalms 34:15; 37:5; 55:22; Matthew 6:26-34; 11:28-30; Luke 12:24; Philippians 4:19).
What are you also passing through at the moment? Whatever your situation, “no matter what may be the test,” be not dismayed! God will take care of you. Call on Him, and rely totally on Him. He will indeed take care of you!
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
NB
Here are the lyrics of the other three stanzas of the hymn:

Through days of toil when heart doth fail,
God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail,
God will take care of you.

All you may need He will provide,
God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.

No matter what may be the test,
God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
God will take care of you.