Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Friday April 9, 2021 |
Evening Time: 3:52 PM PST
"Thy gentleness hath made me great." --Psalm 18:35
The words are capable of being translated, "Thy goodness hath made me
great." David gratefully ascribed all his greatness not to his own goodness, but
the goodness of God. "Thy providence," is another reading; and providence
is nothing more than goodness in action. Goodness is the bud of which providence
is the flower, or goodness is the seed of which providence is the harvest. Some
render it, "Thy help," which is but another word for providence;
providence being the firm ally of the saints, aiding them in the service of
their Lord. Or again, "Thy humility hath made me great." "Thy
condescension" may, perhaps, serve as a comprehensive reading, combining
the ideas mentioned, including that of humility. It is God's making
Himself little which is the cause of our being made great. We are so little,
that if God should manifest His greatness without condescension, we should be
trampled under His feet; but God, who must stoop to view the skies, and bow to
see what angels do, turns His eye yet lower, and looks to the lowly and
contrite, and makes them great. There are yet other readings, as for instance,
the Septuagint, which reads, "Thy discipline"--Thy fatherly correction--"hath
made me great;" while the Chaldee paraphrase reads, "Thy word hath increased
me." Still the idea is the same. David ascribes all his own greatness to the
condescending goodness of his Father in heaven. May this sentiment be echoed in
our hearts this evening while we cast our crowns at Jesus' feet, and cry, "Thy
gentleness hath made me great." How marvellous has been our experience of God's
gentleness! How gentle have been His corrections! How gentle His forbearance!
How gentle His teachings! How gentle His drawings! Meditate upon this theme, O
believer. Let gratitude be awakened; let humility be deepened; let love be
quickened ere thou fallest asleep to-night.
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