Psalms 37:40

REFLECTIONS

My soul! from the perusal of this blessed Psalm, take the apostle's words as the best conclusion from the whole, and subscribe to the doctrine, as a doctrine perfectly conclusive and unquestionable: Godliness is profitable unto all things; it hath the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Oh! ye children of sin, wherefore do ye oppress the righteous? Why is it that ye enlist yourselves under the banner of Satan? Why should you wear his livery, engage in his service, and oppose Christ and his little ones? What are your wages now? And what will be the just judgment of Almighty God hereafter?

Oh! ye feeble souls, who bear the image of Christ, and are persecuted for righteousness sake! What though enemies surround you, and the world, and sin, and Satan, sometimes make you afraid.; be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Yet a little while, and he that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. In the mean time, see that ye live by faith. Lay hold of the hope that is before you, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of your faith. Think of him who endured such a contradiction of sinners against himself, lest you be weary and faint in mind. The hour hasteneth, (nay the judge is at the door), when those Egyptians which now harass you shall be seen by you no more. Be patient; stablish your heart; for the coming of the. Lord draweth nigh. He which testified these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus. Amen.