December 15 Daily Devotional

Bible Reading

Psalm 73:21–28

Devotional

“Yet”—in spite of all the foolishness and ignorance that Asaph had just been confessing to God, it was not one atom the less true and certain that he was saved and accepted, and that the blessing of being constantly in God’s presence was undoubtedly his. He was fully conscious of his own lost condition and of the deceitfulness and depravity of his nature. Yet, by a glorious outburst of faith, he sings “Yet I am always with you.”

Believer, even though you must also enter into Asaph’s confession and acknowledgment, endeavour in like spirit to say “yet, since I belong to Christ I am continually with God!” By this he means, I am continually on God’s mind, and that he is always thinking of me for my good. I am continually before his eye. The eye of the Lord never sleeps, but is perpetually watching over my welfare. I am continually in his hand, so that none shall be able to pluck me thence. I am continually on his heart, worn there as a memorial, even as the high priest bore the names of the twelve tribes upon his heart forever.

You always think of me, O God. The kindness of your love continually yearns towards me. You are always providentially causing all things to work for my good. You have set me as a signet upon your arm; your love is strong as death, many waters cannot quench it, neither can the floods drown it. Surprising grace! You see me in Christ, and though I am in myself abhorrent, you see me as wearing Christ’s garments; you see me as washed in his blood. And thus I stand accepted in your presence. I am thus continually in your favour—“continually with God.”

Here is comfort for the tried and afflicted soul. Even though you are vexed with the tempest within, look at the calm without. “Yet”—O say it in your heart and take the peace it gives—“Yet I am always with you.”

[July 29]

Extracted from C. H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening (public domain), language modernized by Larry E. Wilson.