If our faith is worth anything, it will stand the test when trials come. The true jewel fears no test. It is a weak faith which can only trust God when friends are true, the body full of health, and the business profitable. True faith holds by the Lord's faithfulness when friends are gone, when the body is sick, when spirits are depressed, and the light of our Father's countenance is hidden. A faith which can say in the direct trouble, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him" (Job 13: 15) is heaven-born faith. The Lord is greatly florified in the graces of His people. When "tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope" (Romans 5: 3-4), the Lord is honored by these growing virtues. We would never know the music of the harp if the strings were left untouched or enjoy the juice of the grape if it were not trodden in the wine-press. We would never discover the sweet perfume of cinnamon if it were not pressed and beaten or feel the warmth of fire if the coals were not utterly consumed. The wisdom and power of the great Workman are discovered by the trials through which His vessels of mercy are permitted to pass. There must be shades in the picture to bring out the beauty of the lights. Could we be so supremely blessed in heaven if we had not known the curse of sin and the sorrow of earth? Peace will be sweeter after conflict and rest more welcome after toil. The recollection of past sufferings will enhance the bliss of the glorified.