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“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come. For Thy servants rake pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.” — Psalm 102:13, 14
A selfish man in trouble is exceedingly hard to comfort, because the springs of his comfort entirely within himself, and when he is sad all his springs are dry. But a large-hearted man full of Christian philanthropy, has other springs from which to supply himself with comfort beside those which lie within. He can go to his God first of all, and there find abundant help; and he can discover arguments for consolation in things relating to the world at large, to his country, and, above all, to the church. David in this Psalm was exceedingly sorrowful; he wrote, “I am like an owl of the desert, I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.” The only way in which he could comfort himself, was in the…
reflection that God
would arise, and have mercy upon Zion: though he was sad, yet Zion
should prosper; however low his own estate, yet Zion should arise.
Christian man! learn to comfort thyself in God’s gracious dealing towards
the church. That which is so dear to thy Master, should it not be dear
above all else to thee? What though thy way be dark, canst thou not
gladden thine heart with the triumphs of His cross and the spread of His
truth? Our own personal troubles are forgotten while we look, not only
upon what God has done, and is doing for Zion, but on the glorious things
He will yet do for His church. Try this receipt, O believer, whenever thou
art sad of heart and in heaviness of spirit: forget thyself and thy little
concerns, and seek the welfare and prosperity of Zion. When thou bendest
thy knee in prayer to God, limit not thy petition to the narrow circle of
thine own life, tried though it be, but send out thy longing prayers for the
church’s prosperity, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,” and thine own
soul shall be refreshed.
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“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come. For Thy servants rake pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.” — Psalm 102:13, 14
A selfish man in trouble is exceedingly hard to comfort, because the springs of his comfort entirely within himself, and when he is sad all his springs are dry. But a large-hearted man full of Christian philanthropy, has other springs from which to supply himself with comfort beside those which lie within. He can go to his God first of all, and there find abundant help; and he can discover arguments for consolation in things relating to the world at large, to his country, and, above all, to the church. David in this Psalm was exceedingly sorrowful; he wrote, “I am like an owl of the desert, I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.” The only way in which he could comfort himself, was in the…
reflection that God
would arise, and have mercy upon Zion: though he was sad, yet Zion
should prosper; however low his own estate, yet Zion should arise.
Christian man! learn to comfort thyself in God’s gracious dealing towards
the church. That which is so dear to thy Master, should it not be dear
above all else to thee? What though thy way be dark, canst thou not
gladden thine heart with the triumphs of His cross and the spread of His
truth? Our own personal troubles are forgotten while we look, not only
upon what God has done, and is doing for Zion, but on the glorious things
He will yet do for His church. Try this receipt, O believer, whenever thou
art sad of heart and in heaviness of spirit: forget thyself and thy little
concerns, and seek the welfare and prosperity of Zion. When thou bendest
thy knee in prayer to God, limit not thy petition to the narrow circle of
thine own life, tried though it be, but send out thy longing prayers for the
church’s prosperity, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,” and thine own
soul shall be refreshed.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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