March 5 Evening Devotional | I am Yours and You are Mine | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, March 5 | “Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!”” —Psalm 35:3 (ESV)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: Psalm 35:1-3 (ESV)

“Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me!
Take hold of shield and buckler
and rise for my help!
Draw the spear and javelin
against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
“I am your salvation!””

Devotional Video Transcript:

What does this sweet prayer teach me? It shall be my evening’s petition; but first let it yield me an instructive meditation. The text informs me first of all that David had his doubts; for why should he pray, “Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation’” if he were not sometimes exercised with doubts and fears? Let me, then, be of good cheer, for I am not the only saint who has to complain of weakness of faith. If David doubted, I need not conclude that I am no Christian because I have doubts.

The text reminds me that David was not content while he had doubts and fears, but he proceeded at once to the mercy-seat to pray for assurance; for he valued it as much fine gold. I too must labor after an abiding sense of my acceptance in the Beloved, and must have no joy when his love is not shed abroad in my soul. When my Bridegroom is gone, my soul must long for him.

I learn also that David knew where to obtain full assurance.
He went to his God in prayer, crying, “Say to my soul ‘I am your salvation.’”
I must be much alone with God if I would have a clear sense of Jesus’ love.
Let my prayers cease, and my eye of faith will grow dim.
Much in prayer, much in heaven; slow in prayer, slow in progress.

I notice that David would not be satisfied unless his assurance had a divine source. “Say to my soul...” Lord, speak to me! Nothing short of a divine testimony in the soul will ever content the true Christian.

Moreover, David could not rest unless his assurance had a vivid personality about it.
“Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation.’” Lord, if you should say this to all the saints, it were nothing, unless you should say it to me. Lord, I have sinned; I do not deserve your smile; I scarcely dare to ask for it. But oh, say to my soul, even to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
Let me have a present, personal, infallible, indisputable sense that I am yours, and that you are mine.

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