Psalms 40:5. Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done,
"Thy works in creation, in providence, and in redemption," -
Psalms 40:5. And thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
God is always thinking of his people, and his thoughts are wise, and kind, and practical, for, when he thinks of doing anything for us, he speedily performs it.
Psalms 40:5. They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Think of that! You cannot count God’s thoughts of you. If he were only to think of us once, in tender mercy, that one thought would run on throughout eternity, for he does not retract either a thought that he thinks or a word that he utters. Instead thereof, one gracious thought is followed by another, swiftly as the beams of light flash from the sun, so that it is impossible for us to number them. Thus thinking and writing concerning God’s work, the psalmist is carried away, as it were, into a vision, in which he sees Christ, and speaks in the name of Christ: -
Psalms 40:5. Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done,
"Thy works in creation, in providence, and in redemption," -
Psalms 40:5. And thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
God is always thinking of his people, and his thoughts are wise, and kind, and practical, for, when he thinks of doing anything for us, he speedily performs it.
Psalms 40:5. They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Think of that! You cannot count God’s thoughts of you. If he were only to think of us once, in tender mercy, that one thought would run on throughout eternity, for he does not retract either a thought that he thinks or a word that he utters. Instead thereof, one gracious thought is followed by another, swiftly as the beams of light flash from the sun, so that it is impossible for us to number them. Thus thinking and writing concerning God’s work, the psalmist is carried away, as it were, into a vision, in which he sees Christ, and speaks in the name of Christ: -