LET ISRAEL HOPE in the LORD

June 9

 

Let Israel hope in the Lord.

 

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with

the LORD there is mercy, and

with him is plenteous redemption.   Psalms 130:7

 

This title is applied to all the Lord’s people; it set forth their dignity, -  they are Princes; it refers to their experience, they wrestle with God in prayer, and they prevail.

 

Despondency does not become a prince, much less a Christian.

 

Our God is “The God of Hope;” and we should hope in Him.

 

Israel should hope in His mercy -- in His patience -- in His provision -- in His plenteous of redemption.

 

They should hope for light in darkness; for strength in weakness; for direction in perplexity; for deliverance in danger; for victory in conflict; and for triumph in death.

 

They should hope in God confidently, because He has promised; prayerfully, for He loves to hear from us; obediently, for His precepts are to be observed by us; and constantly, for He is always the same.

 

Beloved, let not your hope rest on frames, or duties, or from men, or any thing; but hope in the Lord, in the Lord only.

 

Israel’s God is at all times Israel’s hope.

 

The hope of Israel shall never be disappointed.

 

Therefore hope in God, for it is good that a man should both hope, and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord; this will keep you steady in storm and tempest.

 

The gospel bears my spirit up;

A faithful and unchanging God

Lays the foundation for my hope,

In oaths, and promises, and blood;

Then, O my soul, still hope in God,

And plead thy Saviour’s precious blood!

 

James Smith