Devotional
Daily Bible
Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
The Palmist, king David, exhorts all who know Him to praise God; to observe his great works; to bless him for His gracious blessings. The psalm, working on the law that vengence belongs to God, acknowledges that He will deal with our enemies. Its a great reminder that our struggles are all in hand with God at our side. Yes, we might struggle, but the destiny of a believer is with Our Lord, which is a sure thing; something to praise Our Father for.
The counterfactual can be summed up in this simple poem for children:
Said the Robin to the Sparrow:
“I should really like to know
Why these anxious human beings
Rush around and worry so?”
Said the Robin to the Sparrow,
“Oh, I think that it must be
That they have no Heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me.”Elizabeth Cheney, Overheard in an Orchard.
Charles Simeon, a minister from Scotland, was powerfully effective, writes Alistair Begg. He goes on and says: "There were correctives in Simeon’s life that came from all kinds of sources. John Thornton, who I think was the church warden in his time, wrote on one occasion to his vicar, 'Watch continually over your own spirit, and do all in love. We must grow downward in humility to soar heavenward. I should recommend you having a watchful eye over yourself, for generally speaking as is the minister so are the people.'" Thinking of another author, Samuel Rutherford who said; 'Be humbled,' he writes, 'walk softly, down … with your top sail: stoop, stoop; it is a low entry to go in at heaven’s [gate].'"
References
See: https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/standing-firm-in-the-grace-of-god/
John Thornton, quoted in Hugh Evan Hopkins, Charles Simeon of Cambridge (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977), 43–44.
Rutherford to Cardoness, Elder, Aberdeen, 1637, in Joshua Redivivus; or Three Hundred and Fifty-Two Religions Letters, by the Late Eminently Pious Mr. Samuel Rutherfoord, 11th ed. (Glasgow: William Bell, 1796), 214.
