OUR LORD IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER. He changes not. This is the believer's complete assurance; without the Lord, his comforts would droop and hope would crumble to the dust. We are at times shaken to pieces by unbelief, and filled with tormenting doubts. We feel nothing of the presence, power, or comforts of the Holy Spirit; faith, hope, and love seem to be quite extinguished. We have no power, and scarcely any inclination to pray; we feel only hardness, fretfulness, and misery. We are tempted by Satan and harassed with tormenting thoughts, so that we feel tired of this miserable life. But God is faithful, He never fails us, but appears again and again, restoring us to peace, joy, and satisfaction; and our most miserable times are often followed by unspeakable joys. The Scriptures are opened to our understanding, the promises are applied to our souls, and we are filled with the comforts of the Holy Spirit. Then our souls bow before God in contrition and holy penitence; we crumble to dust before Him, and can only admire and adore the riches of free and sovereign grace. Beloved, in the darkest night, remember, "God is always faithful."

For Meditation:
He will not His great self deny;
A God of truth can never lie:
True to His word, God gave His Son
To die for crimes which men had done:
Blest pledge! He never will revoke
A single promise He has spoke.