Posted by Psalms on Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Psalms 144:14
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
144:14. That our oxen may be strong to labor, so that the plowing and cartage of the farm may be duly performed, and the farmer’s work accomplished without unduly taking the cattle, or working them cruelly.
That there be no breaking in, nor going out; no marauders, no forced emigration, no burglaries, no evictions.
That there be no complaining in our streets; no secret dissatisfaction, no public riot; no fainting from poverty, no clamor for rights denied, nor concerning wrongs unredressed. This has been the condition of our own country, and if it should now be changed, who can wonder, for our ingratitude well deserves to be deprived of blessings which it has despised.
These verses may with a little accommodation be applied to a prosperous church, where the converts are growing and beautiful, the Gospel stores abundant, and the spiritual increase most cheering. The ministers and workers are in full vigor, and the people are happy and united.
Excerpt from:
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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