Text: “And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. Lord, by Thy favour Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide Thy face, and I was troubled.”
Psalm 30:6-7.
Good
morning, fully dependant Christian!
Through many trials and testing times, perhaps, the Lord has taught you
and I the invaluable lesson of continual dependence on Him and His grace
alone. Just as, in the words of the
hymn, ‘…the arm of flesh will fail us, we dare not trust our own…’; we
dependant Christians have learned not to trust in material riches, or human
resources; or personal skills and abilities; nor the power or authority of our
own human will or reason. We trust
completely in the Christ Who suffered and died for us at the Cross, and thus,
‘…our mountain stands strong…’
Hallelujah! Lord, we are trusting
and depending on Thee.
“Trust
in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not (depend not) unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways
acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from
evil.” (Proverbs 3:5-7)
There
is no one in as much deadly danger as the Christian who has become just that
little bit too comfortable in life; that little bit too wealthy in this world’s
currency; too unchallenged by difficulties in day to day living. When the Christian begins to depend too much
on material things, or personal abilities - he/she is in a dangerous place
indeed! Christian, beware! Stay close to your Lord in prayer! Trust Him alone.
“Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he/she fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:12)
“Better
is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble
therewith.” (Proverbs 15:16)
King
David at war was fully dependent upon the Lord his God. King David, too comfortable and at ease upon
his bed in Jerusalem, took his eyes off the Lord, and fell into the gross sins
of adultery and murder. (2 Samuel
11:1-17)
You
and I are no different in our old nature to what David was in his - we have the
potential to commit every vile sin imaginable, but for God’s good restraining
grace.
“The
heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know
it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)
“…For
there is no difference; for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God.” (Romans 3:22-23)
Verse 6. “And in my prosperity I
said, I shall never be moved. When all his foes were quiet, and his rebellious son
dead and buried, then was the time of peril.
Many a vessel founders in a calm.
No temptation is so bad as tranquillity.” (C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of David, page 146)
“We
are never in greater danger than in the sunshine of prosperity. To be always indulged of God and never to
taste of trouble is rather a token of God’s neglect rather than of His tender
love.” (William Struther 1633)
Verse 6. “…I shall never be
moved. Ah, David, you said more than was wise to say, or even
to think, for God has founded the world upon the floods, to show us what a
poor, mutable, movable, inconstant world it is.
Unhappy he who builds upon it! He
builds himself a dungeon for his hopes.”
(C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892)
Riches,
material possessions, natural talents and abilities are NOT evil or wrong of
themselves, if possessed, viewed and used according to and under the revealed
will of God. The Lord is our Primary
Source for all things. When we get that
vital concept correct, all else is assured to us, and peace of mind to enjoy
our gain also! Put God first, and ‘…all
these things shall be added unto you…’ according as He sees fit.
“But
seek ye FIRST the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)
Verse 7. “Lord, by Thy favour
(grace) Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong. His
state he compares to a mountain, a molehill would have been nearer - we are
never think too little of ourselves. He
boasted that his mountain stood strong, and yet he had before in Psalm 29,
spoken of Sirion and Lebanon as moving like young unicorns. Was David’s state more firm than
Lebanon? Ah, vain conceit, too common to
us all!” (C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of
David, page 146)
Social
stability is founded upon God’s Provident hand and generosity. Eternal stability is founded solely on Christ
Jesus, and upon His finished Sacrifice of full Atonement for our sin. ‘All other ground is sinking sand.’
Verse 7. “Thou didst hide Thy
face, and I was troubled. There was no need to come to blows, a hidden face was
enough. This proves, first, that David
was a genuine saint, for no hiding of God’s face on earth would trouble a
sinner; and, secondly, that the joy of the saint is dependent upon the Presence
of his Lord.” (C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892)
Thought: Fully depending upon Jehovah God - we are
Eternally safe and secure.
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