Sunday, June 9, 2019

Psalm 112 (9 of 10 notes)

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

9. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. What he received, he distributed, and distributed to those who most needed it. He was God’s reservoir, and forth from his abundance flowed streams of liberality to supply the needy. If this be one of the marks of a man who fears the Lord, there are some who are strangely destitute of it. They are great at gathering, but very slow at dispersing; they enjoy the blessedness of receiving, but seldom taste the greater joy of giving. “It is more blessed to give than to receive”—perhaps they think that the blessing of receiving is enough for them. His righteousness endureth for ever. His liberality has salted his righteousness, proved its reality, and secured its perpetuity. This is the second time that we have this sentence applied to the godly man, and it must be understood as resulting from the enduring mercy of the Lord. The character of a righteous man is not spasmodic; he is not generous by fits and starts, nor upright in a few points only; his actions flow from settled, sure, and fixed convictions, and therefore his integrity is maintained when others fail. He is not turned about by companions, nor affected by the customs of society; he is resolute, determined, and immovable. His horn shall be exalted with honor. God will honor him, and even the wicked will feel an unconscious reverence of him. Let it be observed, in summing up the qualities of the God-fearing man, that he is described not merely as righteous, but as one bearing the character to which Paul refers as “a good man.” Kindness, benevolence, and generosity are essential to the perfect character; to be strictly just is not good enough, for God is love, and we must act upon those same principles of grace which reign in the heart of God. The promises of prosperity are to souls who have proved their fitness to be stewards of the Lord by the right way in which they use their substance.

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