Feb. 18
GOD WILL ANSWER
"He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will
hear their cry, and will save them" Ps. 145:19
His own Spirit has wrought this desire in us, and therefore He will
answer it. It is His own life within which prompts the cry, and
therefore He will hear it. Those who fear Him are men under the
holiest influence, and, therefore, their desire is to glorify God, and
enjoy Him for ever. Like Daniel, they are men of desires, and the Lord
will cause them to realize their aspirations.
Holy desires are grace in the blade, and the heavenly Husbandman
will cultivate them till they come to the full corn in the ear.
God-fearing men desire to be holy, to be useful, to be a blessing to
others, and so to honor their Lord. They desire supplies for their
need, help under burdens, guidance in perplexity, deliverance in
distress; and sometimes this desire is so strong, and their case so
pressing, that they cry out in agony, like little children in pain,
and then the Lord works most comprehensively, and does all that is
needful, according to this Word -- "and will save them."
Yes, if we fear God, we have nothing else to fear; if we cry to the
Lord, our salvation is certain.
Let the reader lay this text on his tongue, and keep it in his
mouth all the day, and it will be to him as "a wafer made with honey."