The Treasury of David
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
2. And now mark his positive character. His delight is the the law of
the Lord. He is not under
the law as a curse and condemnation, but he is in it, and he delights to
be in it as his rule of life; he delights, moreover, to meditate in it,
to read it by day and think upon it by night. He takes a text and
carries it with him all day long; and in the night-watches, when sleep forsakes
his eyelids, he muses upon the Word of God. In the day of his prosperity
he sings psalms out of the Word of God, and in the night of his
affliction he comforts himself with promises out of the same book. The law
of the Lord is the daily bread
of the true believer. And yet, in David’s day, how small was the volume of
inspiration, for they had scarcely anything save the first five books of Moses!
How much more, then, should we prize the whole written Word which it is our
privilege to have in all our houses! But, alas, what ill-treatment is given to
this angel from heaven! We are not all Berean searchers of the Scriptures. How
few among us can lay claim to the benediction of the text! Perhaps some of you
can claim a sort of negative purity, because you do not walk in the way of the
ungodly; but let me ask you—Is your delight in the law of God? Do you study
God’s Word? Do you make it the man of your right hand—your best companion and
hourly guide? If not, this blessing does not belong to you.
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