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The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.

Psa 138 8

Most manifestly the confidence which the Psalmist here expressed was a divine confidence. He did not say I havegrace enough to perfect that which concerneth me--my faith is sosteady that it will not stagger--my love is so warm that it willnever grow cold--my resolution is so firm that nothing can moveit; no, his dependence was on the Lord alone. If we indulge inany confidence which is not grounded on the Rock of ages, ourconfidence is worse than a dream, it will fall upon us, andcover us with its ruins, to our sorrow and confusion. All thatNature spins time will unravel, to the eternal confusion of allwho are clothed therein. The Psalmist was wise, he rested uponnothing short of the Lord's work. It is the Lord who has begunthe good work within us; it is He who has carried it on; and ifhe does not finish it, it never will be complete. If there beone stitch in the celestial garment of our righteousness whichwe are to insert ourselves, then we are lost; but this is ourconfidence, the Lord who began will perfect. He has done itall, must do it all, and will do it all. Our confidence mustnot be in what we have done, nor in what we have resolved to do,but entirely in what the Lord will do. Unbelief insinuates-- You will never be able to stand. Look at the evil of your heart you can never conquer sin; remember the sinful pleasures and temptations of the world that beset you you will be certainly allured by them and led astray." Ah! yes we should indeed perish if left to our own strength. If we had alone to navigate our frail vessels over so rough a sea we might well give up the voyage in despair; but thanks be to God He will perfect that which concerneth us and bring us to the desired haven. We can never be too confident when we confide in Him alone and never too much concerned to have such a trust.


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