Word
of God
Man
does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from
the mouth of God
Matthew
4:4
The
Book of Lamentations 3:26
26
It is good both to trust, and to wait for the salvation of the Lord.
(Read also Psalm 37:7-11)
Brethren:
It
is good (it is our duty, and will be our unspeakable comfort and
satisfaction) to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the
Lord, to hope that it will come, thought eh difficulties that lie in
the way of it seem insupportable, to wait till it does come, though
it be long delayed, and while we wait to be quiet and silent, not
quarrelling with God nor making ourselves uneasy, but acquiescing in
the divine disposals. Father, thy will be done. If we call this to
mind, we may have hope that all will end well at last. That
afflictions are really good for us, and, if we bear them aright, will
work very much for our good. it is not only good to hope and wait for
the salvation, but it is good to be under the trouble in the mean
time.
God
is good to such, therefore it follows that it must be good for them
to hope and wait for him; it is both their duty and their interest:
and it may be observed, that hope is the ground of patient waiting,
and is here promised to it; where there is no hope of a thing, there
will be no waiting for it, much less quietly: hope is of things
unseen, future, difficult, and yet possible, or there would be no
hope; and where there is that, there will be waiting; for "if we
hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it",
(See Romans 8:25)
The
saints, under the Old Testament, waited for Christ, the author of
salvation, appointed and promised by the Lord. He is come, and has
obtained salvation, which is published in the Gospel. Sensible
sinners are made acquainted with their need of it, and see the fullness and suitableness of it, and are earnestly desirous of knowing
their interest in it; this is not immediately had; it is good to wait
quietly (See Psalm 46:10) for it, in an attendance on the word and
ordinances; and this being come at, still the complete enjoyment is
yet behind: saints are now heirs of it, are kept unto it; it is
nearer them than when they believed; Christ will appear unto it, and
it becomes them to wait patiently for it; which will be a salvation
from the very being of sin; from the temptations of Satan; from all
troubles inward and outward; from all troublesome persons and things;
from all doubts, fears, darkness, and unbelief; and will consist in
perfect happiness and glory, and is worth waiting for.
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