May 17
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
NO NEED TO STINT
"The upright shall have good things in possession" Prov. 28:10
The Book of Proverbs is also a Book of Promises. Promises ought to be
proverbs among the people of God. This is a very remarkable one. We are
accustomed to think of our good things as in reversion, but here we are
told that we shall have them in possession.
Not all the malice and cunning of our enemies can work our destruction:
they shall fall into the pit which they have digged. Our inheritance is
so entailed upon us that we shall not be kept out of it, nor so turned
out of the way as to miss it.
But what have we now? We have a quiet conscience through the precious
blood of Jesus. We have the love of God set upon us beyond all change.
We have power with God in prayer in all time of need. We have the
providence of God to watch over us, the angels of God to minister to
us, and, above all, the Spirit of God to dwell in us. In fact, all
things are ours. "Whether things present or things to come: all are
yours.'' Jesus is ours. Yea, the divine trinity in unity is ours.
Hallelujah. Let us not pine and whine, and stint and slave, since we
have good things in possession. Let us live on our God and rejoice in
Him all the day. Help us, O Holy Ghost!