2 Chronicles 19:11

2 Chronicles 19:11

The promise of the text justifies three inquiries: (1) Why should the good be fearful? (2) How can bad designs finally prevail? (3) How are men to know that God is surely with them? The answer involves character. God identifies Himself with all that is good in thought as well as in act, in purpose as well as in service. This is the security of the world. Even when the godly man ceaseth, God will maintain the cause that is good. This promise, like all the promises of God, is designed, not as a sedative, but as a stimulant. Deal courageously. Goodness is not to be merely passive; it is to be active, aggressive, defiant of all evil, valiant in fight, sublime in patience.

Parker, City Temple,vol. i., p. 8.

References: 2 Chronicles 19:11. Preacher's Monthly,vol. v., p. 257. 2 Chronicles 20:4. Spurgeon, My Sermon Notes: Genesis to Proverbs,p. 104. 2 Chronicles 20:12. Congregationalist,vol. vii., p. 321.