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THEY THAT TRUST IN THE LORD
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Psalm 125:1-5
2 Thessalonians 2:15-17
“He shall cover thee with his feathers,
and under his wings shalt thou trust …”
THEY THAT TRUST IN THE LORD
Faith has praised Jehovah for past deliverances. Here she raises to a confident joy with present and future safety for believers. She asserts that they shall forever be secure who trust themselves with the Lord.
Division:
1. First, we have a song of holy confidence (vv.1-2)
2. Then a promise (v.3)
3. Followed by a prayer (v.4)
4. And a warning (v.5)
What a privilege to be allowed to repose in God! How condescending is Jehovah to become the confidence of His people! To trust elsewhere is vanity; and the more implicit such misplaced trust becomes the more bitter will be the ensuing disappointment; but to trust in the living God is sanctified common sense which needs no excuse, its result shall be its best vindication. There is no conceivable reason why we should not trust in Jehovah, and there is every possible argument for so doing; but, apart from all argument, the end will prove the wisdom of the confidence.
The result of faith is not occasional and accidental; its blessing comes, not to some who trust, but to all who trust in the Lord. The trusting worshipper of Jehovah enjoys a restfulness which is the mirror of tranquility; and this not without cause, for his hope is sure, and of his confidence he can never be ashamed. As the Lord sitteth King for ever, so do His people sit enthroned in perfect peace when their trust in Him is firm. This is, and is to be, our portion. Faith in God is a settling and establishing virtue; He who by His strength setteth fast the mountains, by that same power stays the hearts of them that trust in Him. This steadfastness will endure “for ever.”
(Spurgeon)
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 125:1.)
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 125:4.)