Feb. 8
JOYFUL SECURITY
"I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness" Isa.
41:10
Fear of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom. Times
come to us when we feel that we must go down unless we have a very
special support. Here we have it. God's right hand is a grand thing to
lean upon. Mind, it is not only His hand, though it keepeth Heaven and
earth in their places, but His right hand: His power united with
skill, His power where it is most dexterous. Nay, this is not all, it
is written, "I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness." That hand which He uses to maintain His holiness, and
to execute His royal sentences -- this shall be stretched out to hold
up His trusting ones. Fearful is our danger, but joyful is our
security. The man whom God upholds, devils cannot throw down.
Weak may be our feet, but almighty is God's right hand. Rough may
be the road, but Omnipotence is our upholding. We may boldly go
forward. We shall not fall. Let us lean continually
where all things lean. God will not withdraw His strength, for His
righteousness is there as well: He will be faithful to His promise,
and faithful to His Son, and therefore faithful to us. How happy we
ought to be! Are we not so?