Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith

December 7
Gift Of Strength; Peace To Bless

The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace - Psalm  29:11

David had just heard the voice of the Lord in a thunderstorm and had seen His power in the  hurricane whose path he had described; and now, in the cool calm after the storm, that  overwhelming power by which heaven and earth are shaken is promised to be the strength of the  chosen. He who wings the unerring bolt will give to His redeemed the wings of eagles; He who  shakes the earth with His voice will terrify the enemies of His saints and give His children peace.  Why are we weak when we have divine strength to flee to? Why are we troubled when the  Lord's own peace is ours? Jesus, the mighty God, is our strength; let us put Him on and go forth  to our service. Jesus, our blessed Lord, is also our peace; let us repose in Him this day and end  our fears. What a blessing to have Him for our strength and peace both now and forever!

That same God who rides upon the storm in days of tempest will also rule the hurricane of our  tribulation and send us, before long, days of peace. We shall have strength for storms and songs  for fair weather. Let us begin to sing at once unto God, our strength and our peace. Away, dark  thoughts! Up, faith and hope!

Charles Haddon Spurgeon