May 20 Morning Devotional | His Wondrous Lovingkindness | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Morning, May 20 | “Wondrously show Your lovingkindness.” —Psalm 17:7 (NASB)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: Psalm 17:4-8 (NASB)

As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept from the paths of the violent.
My steps have held fast to Your paths.
My feet have not slipped.
I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.
Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me in the shadow of Your wings.

Devotional Video Transcript:

When we give our hearts with our offerings, we give well, but we must often admit to failure in this respect. Not so our Master and our Lord. His favors are always performed with the love of his heart. He does not send to us the cold meat and the broken pieces from the table of his luxury, but he dips our morsel in his own dish, and seasons our provisions with the spices of his fragrant affections. When he puts the golden tokens of his grace into our palms, he accompanies the gift with such a warm pressure of our hand, that the manner of his giving is as precious as the gift itself. He will come into our houses upon his errands of kindness, and he will not act as some austere visitors do in the poor man’s cottage, but he sits by our side, not despising our poverty, nor blaming our weakness.

Beloved, with what smiles does he speak! What golden sentences drop from his gracious lips! What embraces of affection does he bestow upon us! If he had but given us pennies, the way of his giving would have made them as gold. But as it is, the costly gifts are set in a golden basket by his pleasant manner. It is impossible to doubt the sincerity of his love, for there is a bleeding heart stamped upon the face of all his coins. He gives liberally and does not hold back. Not one hint that we are burdensome to him; not one cold look for his poor pensioners; but he rejoices in his mercy, and presses us to his bosom while he is pouring out his life for us.

There is a fragrance in his spikenard which nothing but his heart could produce; there is a sweetness in his honey-comb which could not be in it unless the very essence of his soul’s affection had been mingled with it. Oh, the rare communion which such singular heartiness effects! May we continually taste and know the blessedness of it!

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