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Morning and Evening

June 9, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." — Psalm 126:3 · KJV

Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything and to dwell more on what they have gone through than on 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, with scarcely a mention of the mercy and help God has granted them. But a Christian whose soul is in a healthy state will come forward joyfully and say, "I will speak not about myself, but to the honor of my God. He has brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings; and He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. The Lord hath done great things for me, whereof I am glad." Such a summary of experience 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 we know it, but it is equally true that we have an all-sufficient Savior who overcomes those corruptions and delivers us from their dominion. 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 just as wicked to forget that we have passed through them safely and profitably. We did not remain 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 spoil the melody of our praise; we count them the bass part of our life's song: "He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad."