Sunday, March 24, 2019

Psalm 94 (13 of 25 notes)

The Treasury of David
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord. The psalmist’s mind is growing quiet. He no longer complains to God or argues with people, for his faith perceives that with the most afflicted believer all is well. Though he may not feel blessed while smarting under the rod of chastisement, yet blessed he is; he is precious in God’s sight, or the Lord would not take the trouble to correct him. The psalmist calls the chastened one a man in the best sense, using the Hebrew word which implies strength. He is a man, indeed, who is under the teaching and training of the Lord. And teacheth him out of thy law. The book and the rod, the law and the chastening, go together, and are made doubly useful by being found in connection. The blessing of God belongs far rather to those who suffer under the divine hand than to those who make others suffer. The afflicted believer is under tuition, he is in training for something higher and better, and all that he meets with is working out his highest good.

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