The less confidence we have in ourselves or in anything beside God, the more evidence have we of the sincerity of our faith in God.

…for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob! Through you we push down our foes; through your … More The less confidence we have in ourselves or in anything beside God, the more evidence have we of the sincerity of our faith in God.

Nothing will be able to stand but that which has the lasting element of faith in God to cement it.

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?         My hope is in you. —Psalm 39:7 ESV From Charles Spurgeon’s comments on Psalm 39, The Treasury of David: My hope is in thee. The Lord is self existent and true, and therefore worthy of the confidence of men; he will live when all … More Nothing will be able to stand but that which has the lasting element of faith in God to cement it.

Where grace does not keep from going down, it shall save from keeping down.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD,         when he delights in his way;     though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,         for the LORD upholds his hand. —Psalm 37:23-24 ESV C. H. Spurgeon comments in “The Treasury of David,”: Condescendingly, with his own hand, God upholds … More Where grace does not keep from going down, it shall save from keeping down.

God writes with a pen that never blots, speaks with a tongue that never slips, acts with a hand which never fails.

For the word of the LORD is upright,         and all his work is done in faithfulness. —Psalm 33:4 ESV Charles Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: Whatever God has ordained must be good, and just, and excellent. There are no anomalies in God’s universe, except what sin has made; his word of command … More God writes with a pen that never blots, speaks with a tongue that never slips, acts with a hand which never fails.

Spurgeon: Our appeal is not to any fancied virtue in our own names

In Psalm 31, we read a phrase that sounds very much like one in Psalm 23: For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name’s sake you lead and guide me (Psalm 31:3) He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake (Psalm 23:3) Charles H Spurgeon comments in the … More Spurgeon: Our appeal is not to any fancied virtue in our own names