June 19
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
A SOUND HEART
"Let my heart be sound in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed" Ps.
119:80
We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the
assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never have
cause to be ashamed of doing so.
See, the prayer is for soundness of heart. A sound creed is good, a
sound judgment concerning it is better, but a sound heart toward the
truth is best of all. We must love the truth, feel the truth, and obey
the truth, otherwise we are not truly sound in God's statutes. Are
there many in these evil days who are sound? Oh, that the writer and
the reader may be two of this sort!
Many will be ashamed in the last great day, when all disputes will be
decided. Then they will see the folly of their inventions, and be
filled with remorse because of their proud infidelity and willful
defiance of the Lord; but he who believed what the Lord taught, and did
what the Lord commanded, will stand forth justified in what he did.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun. Men much slandered and
abused shall find their shame turned into glory in that day.
Let us pray the prayer of our text, and we may be sure that its promise
will be fulfilled to us. If the Lord makes us sound, He will keep us
safe.