Spurgeon: July AM
* 07/09/AM
"Forget not all His benefits."
--Psalm 103:2
It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand
of God in the lives of ancient saints, and to observe His
goodness in delivering them, His mercy in pardoning them, and
His faithfulness in keeping His covenant with them. But would it
not be even more interesting and profitable for us to remark the
hand of God in our own lives? Ought we not to look upon our own
history as being at least as full of God, as full of His
goodness and of His truth, as much a proof of His faithfulness
and veracity, as the lives of any of the saints who have gone
before? We do our Lord an injustice when we suppose that He
wrought all His mighty acts, and showed Himself strong for those
in the early time, but doth not perform wonders or lay bare His
arm for the saints who are now upon the earth. Let us review our
own lives. Surely in these we may discover some happy incidents,
refreshing to ourselves and glorifying to our God. Have you had
no deliverances ? Have you passed through no rivers, supported
by the divine presence? Have you walked through no fires
unharmed? Have you had no manifestations ? Have you had no
choice favours ? The God who gave Solomon the desire of his
heart, hath He never listened to you and answered your requests?
That God of lavish bounty of whom David sang, "Who satisfieth
thy mouth with good things," hath He never satiated you with
fatness? Have you never been made to lie down in green pastures?
Have you never been led by the still waters? Surely the goodness
of God has been the same to us as to the saints of old. Let us,
then, weave His mercies into a song. Let us take the pure gold
of thankfulness, and the jewels of praise and make them into
another crown for the head of Jesus. Let our souls give forth
music as sweet and as exhilarating as came from David's harp,
while we praise the Lord whose mercy endureth for ever.