I fear that I shall have trouble as soon as I return home. I am afraid I shall hear some very bad news. Yet the bitter medicines you have to take are nauseous to you, but they are to work together with other things for your good, therefore, be of good cheer! Our trials and troubles, while they test and develop us, also, by Divine Grace, strengthen and improve us, and we always have great cause to bless God for them when Grace sanctifies them to our highest good. We cannot be in such a position that the weapons of our foes can hurt us, while the promise stands good, "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper and every tongue that rises against you in judgment You shall condemn." He will thrust out our enemies before us; there is Divine work always going on before God's people, His shield always goes in front, His sword always cuts and clears the way and we have but to follow where He leads.
But for the Israelite, who carried out the Divine Law, there was provision made if he were in debt. A good captain, when he is marching an army through a country, takes care to make provision for every emergency. The men must have their rations. Here they are! Serve them! And when He turns in a way of Grace to His people, He then seems to be flying on the wings of the wind for He comes with all His soul most heartily and richly to display His favor and His love toward the objects of His choice. If I cannot rejoice in earthly good things, I will rejoice in the highest good, even in God, who is Goodness itself.
Would it not do many Christians good if they had that text often before their eyes? Would it not excite gratitude to their Redeemer and tenderness towards those who happened to be in subjection to them! You had good reasons, perhaps, for not doing so. I will not go into them. However, may I ask you to forgive her as soon as you get home? It may be that you will be doing no good to your child by doing what is hardly justifiable as from yourself. Be ready to forgive, yet remember that nothing is a good work unless it is done with a good motive; and there is no motive which can be said to be good but the glory of God.
The next piece of good news is that Jesus is pleading for you. There is good news for you! Is it not like cold waters to a thirsty soul? Tenant of a hovel for a day, you are heir of the universe forever! If voice can reach now any humble, fearful, broken-hearted soul, even though that soul should say it is too good to be true, yet, in God's name, let me assure you it is God's message to you. When you become nothing, when you have no good feelings, no good desires, or anything you can bring to Christ, when you come to Christ, not with a broken heart, but for a broken heart, then He will receive you! Then you will be the kind of man that Christ came to save! Good news from Heaven for saints is like cold waters to a thirsty soul. The Lord is good and does good, let His name be blessed! Let us, as His people, avow that, though He slays us, yet we will trust in Him.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
