Morning, June 9
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“The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”
Psalm 126:3
Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through
than upon what God has done for them. Ask for their impression of
the Christian life, and they will describe their continual conflicts,
their deep afflictions, their sad adversities, and the sinfulness
of their hearts, yet with scarcely any allusion to the mercy and help
which God has vouchsafed them. But a Christian whose soul is in a
healthy state, will come forward joyously, and say, “I will speak, not about myself, but to the honour of my God. He hath
brought me up out of an horrible pit, and out of the miry clay, and
set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings: and he hath put
a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. The Lord hath done
great things for me, whereof I am glad.” Such an abstract of experience as this is the very best that any
child of God can present. It is true that we endure trials, but it
is just as true that we are delivered out of them. It is true that
we have our corruptions, and mournfully do we know this, but it is
quite as true that we have an all-sufficient Saviour, who overcomes
these corruptions, and delivers us from their dominion. In looking
back, it would be wrong to deny that we have been in the Slough of
Despond, and have crept along the Valley of Humiliation, but it would
be equally wicked to forget that we have been through them safely and profitably; we have not remained in them, thanks
to our Almighty Helper and Leader, who has brought us “out into a wealthy place.” The deeper our troubles, the louder our thanks to God, who has led
us through all, and preserved us until now. Our griefs cannot mar
the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our
life’s song, “He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”