Psalm 90:14 O satisfy us early with your mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. I. THE DEEPEST YEARNING OF MAN IS FOR SATISFACTION. "O satisfy us." That is everywhere and evermore the cry of humanity. And what a strange cry it is, when you think of it. Man is the offspring of God; the bearer of His image; he stands at the head of the terrestrial creation; he possesses wondrous capacities of thought, and feeling, and action. The world, and all that is in it, has been formed in a complete and beautiful adaptation to his being. Nature seems to be ever calling to him with a thousand voices, to be glad and rejoice; and yet he is unsatisfied. II. SATISFACTION CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE REALIZATION OF DIVINE MERCY. 1. Divine mercy is that which meets man's greatest need — the need of pardon for sin. 2. Divine mercy brings all other blessings in its train. Pardon with Him is meant just to put us into a condition, legally, in which He can lavish upon us all the wealth of blessing that He possesses. It is one link only in a chain of benefits, reaching from the moment when it is bestowed right on through the ceaseless cycles of an eternity to come. He gives him a new heart; He sends His Holy Spirit to dwell in him; He sanctifies, and gradually makes him meet for heaven. 3. Divine mercy is a permanent good — it endures. The blessings which it involves are eternal in their nature. You cannot affirm this of any other gifts. III. DIVINE MERCY IS TO BE SOUGHT BY PRAYER. How easy, suitable, gracious is this method! (C. M. Merry.) Parallel Verses KJV: O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.WEB: Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. |
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