3. Trust in the Lord. Faith cures fretting. Sight is cross-eyed, and views things only as
they seem, hence her envy; faith sees things as they really are, hence her
peace. And do good. True faith is actively obedient. Doing good is a
fine remedy for fretting. There is a joy in holy activity which drives away the
rust of discontent. So shalt thou dwell in the land. In the land
which flows with milk and honey; the Canaan of the covenant. Thou shalt not
wander in the wilderness of murmuring, but abide in the promised land of
content and rest (Hebrews 4:3). Where there
is heaven in the heart there will be heaven in the house. And verily thoushalt be fed, or “shepherded.” The good shepherd will exercise his pastoral care over all believers.
In truth they will be fed, and fed on truth. The promise of God will be their
perpetual banquet. Some read this as an exhortation, “Feed on truth”; certainly this is good
cheer, and banishes forever the hungry heart-burnings of envy.
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