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Ärende: Gracious Dealing
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Faith's Checkbook  

Charles H. Spurgeon
Apr 25, 2006

 

April 26 




Gracious Dealing 

"And the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest" (Deuteronomy
15:18). 

An Israelitish master was to give his bondservant liberty in due time, and when
he left his service he was to start him in life with a liberal portion, This
was to be done heartily and cheerfully, and then the LORD promised to bless the
generous act. The spirit of this precept, and, indeed, the whole law of Christ,
binds us to treat people well. We ought to remember how the LORD has dealt with
us, and that this renders it absolutely needful that we should deal graciously
with others. It becomes those to be generous who are the children of a gracious
God. How can we expect our great Master to bless us in our business if we
oppress those who serve us? 

What a benediction is here set before the liberal mind! To be blessed in all
that we do is to be blessed indeed. The LORD will send us this partly in
prosperity, partly in content of mind, and partly in a sense of His favor,
which is the best of all blessings. He can make us feel that we are under His
special care and are surrounded by His peculiar love. This makes this earthly
life a joyous prelude to the life to come. God's blessing is more than a
fortune. It maketh rich and addeth no sorrow therewith. 

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783 C.M. J. HART 
“Stand still.ö Exod. 14. 13; Matt. 7. 14 




1 Oh what a narrow, narrow path 
Is that which leads to life! 
Some talk of works, and some of faith,  With warmth, and zeal, and strife. 

2 But after all that’s said or done,  Let men think what they will, 
The strength of every tempted son 
Consists in standing still. 

3 [“Stand still,ö says one, “that’s easy sure;  ’Tis what I always do.ö 
Deluded soul, be not secure; 
This is not meant to you. 

4 Not driven by fear, nor drawn by love,  Nor yet by duty led; 
Lie still you do, and never move; 
For who can move that’s dead? 

5 But for a living soul to stand, 
By thousand dangers scared, 
And feel destruction close at hand,  O this indeed is hard! 

6 To shun this danger, others run 
To hide they know not where; 
Or though they fight, no victory’s won;  They only beat the air.] 

7 He that believes, the Scripture says,  Shall not confusedly haste. 
Thus danger threats both him that stays  And him that runs too fast. 

8 [Haste grasps at all, but nothing keeps;  Sloth is a dangerous state; 
And he that flees, and he that sleeps,  Cannot be said to wait.] 

9 Lord, let thy Spirit prompt us when  To go, and when to stay; 
Attract us with the cords of men, 
And we shall not delay. 

10 Give power and will, and then command,  And we will follow thee; 
And when we’re frightened, bid us stand  And thy salvation see. 




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