Morning of March 25th

“I believe that the happiest of Christians and the truest of Christians are those who never dare to doubt God, but who take his word simply as it stands, and believe it and ask no questions, just feeling assured that if God has said it it will be so.

The Psalmist in our text had no more doubt about his own ultimate perfection, than he had about his existence. He says, “the Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.” There are many things that may or may not happen, but this I know shall happen,

‘He shall present my soul,
Unblemish’d and complete,
Before the glory of his face,
With joys divinely great.’

All the purposes of man have been defeated, but not the purposes of God. The promises of man may be broken, many of them are made to be broken, but the purposes of God shall stand, and his promises shall be fulfilled. He is a promise maker, but he never was a promise breaker: he is a promise-keeping God, and his people shall prove it so.

Come then, ye that are always hoping amidst trembling, and fear, but are never confident, for once take that doubting note out of your mouth, and say assuredly ‘the Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.’”

- CH Spurgeon, “Faith In Perfection”.