Psalms 94:23

REFLECTIONS

How blessed it is, that the Lord hath reserved in his own hands the judgment and punishment of his enemies! And however we may be led to think that we are doing the cause of Christ good, when at any time we feel constrained to take vengeance of his enemies, yet here we learn to leave the whole with the Lord. Vengeance is mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

But amidst all the exercises with which the faithful are tried, from the oppression and malice of the world, what a blessed relief is it to have a covenant God to fly unto, and to lodge all complaints in his almighty hands. Precious Jesus! thy comforts are a rich cordial to the soul, amidst the host of sorrows with which thy people groan in the present state. Thy blood and righteousness, thy grace, and the sweet influences of thine Holy Spirit; the fulness, fitness, suitableness, and all-sufficiency that is in thee, become a most powerful balance to bear up the mind under all the pressure of the sins and sorrows of life. I bespeak, Lord, an interest in thee, and communion with thee, and every suited grace from thee, against a dark and trying hour. Do thou, gracious Lord, by thine Holy Spirit, grant me continual, daily, hourly relief, to bear up against all despondency. And oh! Lord, grant me such faith, and in such lively exercise, that my soul may at all times rejoice in the consolation! Give me to find comfort in thee, and then, sure I am, I shall find assurance in thy great salvation. Return to thy rest, O my soul (will then be the language of my heart) for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.