Rejoicing in His Faithfulness

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever:  with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 89:1

"I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever."  A devout resolve, and very commendable when a man is exercised with great trouble on account of an apparent departure of the Lord from His covenant and promise.  Whatever we may observe abroad or experience in our own persons, we ought still to praise God for His mercies, since they most certainly remain the same, whether we can perceive them or not.  Sense sings just now and then, but faith is an eternal songster.  Whether others sing or not, believers must never give over; in them should be constancy of praise, since God's love to them cannot by any possibility have changed, however providence may seem to frown. 

We are not only to believe the Lord's goodness, but to rejoice in it evermore.  It is the source of all our joy; and as it cannot be dried up, so the stream ought never to fail to flow, or cease to flash in sparkling crystal of song.  We have not one, but many mercies to rejoice in, and should therefore multiply the expressions of our thankfulness.  It is Jehovah who deigns to deal out to us our daily benefits, and He is the all-sufficient and immutable God.  Therefore, our rejoicing in Him must never suffer diminution.  Even time itself must not bound our praises, they must leap into eternity.  He blesses us with eternal mercies--let us sing unto Him for ever.

Note, the second sentence speaks of faithfulness, which is the mercy of God's mercies--the brightest jewel in the crown of goodness.  The grace of an unfaithful God would be a poor subject for music, but unchangeable love and immutable promises demand everlasting songs.  In times of trouble it is the divine faithfulness which the soul hangs upon; this is the bower anchor of the soul, its holdfast, and its stay.  Because God is, and ever will be, faithful, we have a theme for song which will never be worn out, never be disproved, never be unnecessary, never be an idle subject, never valueless to mankind.

~Charles H. Spurgeon