May 22
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
SONG OF CONFIDENCE
"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt
stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy
right hand shall save me" Ps. 138:7
Wretched walking in the midst of trouble. Nay, blessed walking, since
there is a special promise for it. Give me a promise, and what is the
trouble? What doth my Lord teach me here to say? Why this "Thou wilt
revive me." I shall have more life, more energy, more faith. Is it not
often so, that trouble revives us, like a breath of cold air when one
is ready to faint?
How angry are my enemies and especially the arch-enemy! Shall I stretch
forth my hand and fight my foes? No, my hand is better employed in
doing service for my Lord. Besides, there is no need, for my God will
use His far-reaching arm, and He will deal with them far better than I
could if I were to try. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord." He will with His own right hand of power and wisdom save me, and
what more can I desire?
Come, my heart, talk this promise over to thyself till thou canst use
it as the song of thy confidence, the solace of thy loneliness. Pray to
be revived thyself, and leave the rest with the Lord, who performeth
all things for thee.