Morning, July 9
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
Psalms 103:2
"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 forever.