10 AUGUST (1873)
A song concerning lovingkindnesses
‘I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us.’ Isaiah 63:7
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (Spurgeon): Psalm 106:1–12
Do you not use much idle talk? I am afraid we all do. Do you not often complain when there is nothing to complain of? Do you not murmur? Are you not far too ready to break forth in words of lamentation? Waste not your breath on such base uses, but consecrate it all to praise. Tell what God’s hand has given, what his lip has spoken. Tell how he has blessed you with countless mercies; it will make the daughters of despondency rejoice and the sons of mourning lift up their heads. Make mention of the lovingkindnesses of God, because it will glorify him, and this should always be your master motive. The Christian lives to honour God. Tell what the Lord has done, that men may praise him.
The sons of men are apt enough to forget him; keep them in remembrance of him. They are apt enough to speak hard things concerning him; tell them of his lovingkindnesses and make them know what a good master he is whom you serve. Din it into their ears, make them hear it, tell them again and again of the great goodness of the Lord to you. Can you give me any reason why you should not ‘mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD’? Can you tell me any company in which you ought to be, in which you could not ‘mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD’?
I know some people who ride hobbies; you cannot be long with them before they will introduce them. They may be very inappropriate but somehow or other they bring the conversation round to their favourite theme. I would have you ride this hobby without fear. Rather I would have you take this noble steed and ride it through all companies; make them feel that it is your manner and habit to tell of God’s goodness and that you cannot help it. Bring it in somehow. You never need be short of reasons for praise.
FOR MEDITATION: Consider how the Psalmists took steps to escape from a spirit of complaining. Asaph meditated upon God’s great deeds (Psalm 77:1–14), David looked forward to giving thanks to God (Psalm 142:1–7), but an anonymous Psalmist (see title of Psalm 102) went one stage further. He not only sought to praise God in his affliction, but also wanted others to join in (Psalm 102:12–22).
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 233.
10 AUGUST (1873)
A song concerning lovingkindnesses
‘I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us.’ Isaiah 63:7
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (Spurgeon): Psalm 106:1–12
Do you not use much idle talk? I am afraid we all do. Do you not often complain when there is nothing to complain of? Do you not murmur? Are you not far too ready to break forth in words of lamentation? Waste not your breath on such base uses, but consecrate it all to praise. Tell what God’s hand has given, what his lip has spoken. Tell how he has blessed you with countless mercies; it will make the daughters of despondency rejoice and the sons of mourning lift up their heads. Make mention of the lovingkindnesses of God, because it will glorify him, and this should always be your master motive. The Christian lives to honour God. Tell what the Lord has done, that men may praise him.
The sons of men are apt enough to forget him; keep them in remembrance of him. They are apt enough to speak hard things concerning him; tell them of his lovingkindnesses and make them know what a good master he is whom you serve. Din it into their ears, make them hear it, tell them again and again of the great goodness of the Lord to you. Can you give me any reason why you should not ‘mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD’? Can you tell me any company in which you ought to be, in which you could not ‘mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD’?
I know some people who ride hobbies; you cannot be long with them before they will introduce them. They may be very inappropriate but somehow or other they bring the conversation round to their favourite theme. I would have you ride this hobby without fear. Rather I would have you take this noble steed and ride it through all companies; make them feel that it is your manner and habit to tell of God’s goodness and that you cannot help it. Bring it in somehow. You never need be short of reasons for praise.
FOR MEDITATION: Consider how the Psalmists took steps to escape from a spirit of complaining. Asaph meditated upon God’s great deeds (Psalm 77:1–14), David looked forward to giving thanks to God (Psalm 142:1–7), but an anonymous Psalmist (see title of Psalm 102) went one stage further. He not only sought to praise God in his affliction, but also wanted others to join in (Psalm 102:12–22).
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 233.
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