"Forget
not all His benefits."
Psalm 103:2
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
and have you had no choice favors?
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
satisfies 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.
Beloved;
let our souls give forth music as sweet and as exhilarating as came from
David's harp, while we praise the Lord whose mercy endures forever.
God
bless,
David
L. Wynn, Pastor
Pauline
B. Grant CME Church
“This
is the Potter’s House”
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