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Morning and Evening

November 20, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"0 Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul." — Lamentations 3:58 · KJV

Observe how positively the prophet speaks. He does not say, "I hope, I trust, I sometimes think that God has pleaded the causes of my soul," but he speaks of it as an undisputed fact: "Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul." Let us, by the aid of the gracious Comforter, shake off the doubts and fears that so mar our peace and comfort. Be this our prayer — that we may be done with the harsh, croaking voice of surmise and suspicion, and be able to speak with the clear, melodious voice of full assurance. Notice, too, how gratefully the prophet speaks, ascribing all the glory to God alone. You see there is not a word about himself or his own pleadings. He ascribes his deliverance in no measure to any man, much less to his own merit; it is "Thou" — "O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; Thou hast redeemed my life." A grateful spirit should ever be cultivated by the Christian; especially after deliverances, we should prepare a song for our God. Earth should be a temple filled with the songs of grateful saints, and every day a censer smoking with the sweet incense of thanksgiving. How joyful Jeremiah seems as he records the Lord's mercy! How triumphantly he lifts up the strain! He has been in the low dungeon, and even now is none other than the weeping prophet; and yet in the very book called "Lamentations," clear as the song of Miriam when she struck her fingers on the timbrel, shrill as the note of Deborah when she met Barak with shouts of victory, we hear the voice of Jeremiah going up to heaven: "Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life." O children of God, seek after a vital experience of the Lord's lovingkindness; and when you have it, speak positively of it; sing gratefully; shout triumphantly.