Aug. 30
SOLACE, SECURITY, SATISFACTION
"Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an
everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all
my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow" II
Sam. 23:5
This is not so much one promise as an aggregate of promises -- a
box of pearls. The covenant is the ark which contains all things.
These are the last words of David, but they may be mine today. Here
is a sigh: things are not with me and mine as I could wish; there are
trials, cares, and sins. These make the pillow hard.
Here is a solace -- "He hath made with me an everlasting covenant."
Jehovah has pledged Himself to me, and sealed the compact with the
blood of Jesus. I am bound to my God, and my God to me.
This brings into prominence a security, since this covenant is
everlasting, well ordered and sure. There is nothing to fear from the
lapse of time, the failure of some forgotten point, or the natural
uncertainty of things. The covenant is a rocky foundation to build on
for life or for death.
David feels satisfaction: he wants no more for salvation or
delectation. He is delivered, and he is delighted. The covenant is all
a man can desire.
O my soul, turn thou this day to thy Lord Jesus, whom the great
Lord has given to be a covenant to the people. Take Him to be thine
all in all.