Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in “Mornings & Evenings,” entry for July 9th, AM.
Updated to modern English by Darren Hewer, 2008.
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“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits” Psalm 103:2
It is delightful and profitable to observe how the hand of God was upon the lives of ancient saints, to see His goodness deliver them, see His mercy pardon them, and see His faithfulness keep His covenant with them.
But isn’t it even more delightful and profitable for us to remember the hand of God working in our own lives? We should look back at our own history as being at least as full of God, as full of His goodness and of His truth, as the lives of any of the saints who have gone before. We do our Lord an injustice when we presume that He performed all His mighty acts for those in the past, but doesn’t perform wonders for us today.
Let’s review our own lives. Surely we will discover some happy incidents which are both refreshing to ourselves and glorifying to God.
Has God delivered you from trouble? Have you passed safely through rivers, supported by the divine presence? Have you walked through proverbial fires unharmed?
Remember, this is the God who gave Solomon the desire of his heart. Hasn’t He also often heard and answered your requests? This is the God of beautiful outpourings about whom David sang, “Who satisfies your desires with good things.” Has He never satiated you with blessing? Have you never been made to lie down in green pastures? Have you never been led by the still waters?
Surely the goodness of God has been the same to us as to the saints of the past. Let us then weave His mercies into a song. Let us take the pure gold of thankfulness, and the jewels of praise and make them into another crown for the head of Jesus. Let our souls make sweet music, music that is as exhilarating as that which came from David’s harp, while we praise the Lord whose mercy endures forever!
Question: How has God delivered you, personally?
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August 28th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
hallelujah! i praise God for all he has done to me! my life indeed is an odyssey, with God’s hands working and carrying me as i raised my children practically by myself. he has fulfilled my dreams not only for myself but for my children. he has blessed my children being almost orphaned by their father. i showed and shared my faith to my children and i believe this is what made them likewise strong. and wonders of all wonders! surely, it’s God’s hands and holy spirit working. my son, highly intelligent and gifted but affected by the thought of what kind of father he had, making him almost cynical even he studied in catholic schools during grade school and high school, has now fully embraced Jesus and in another Asian country at that. he married a christian but was not fully converted right away. when he migrated, he became very active in church, serving the music ministry by playing the guitar while his wife plays the organ. he moved to another church and truly, God wants him to use his musical talent in serving him. he just bought his own guitar because he was asked to join the music ministry.
my daughter is also living abroad, in the US, and because her son had a congenital liver ailment, is also clinging to her faith that God will heal him. God listens to our prayers and my grandson who just turned two years old, is improving. these are just some of the ways God has worked in my life and i praise him for all he has done!