"It is a saying of Luther: 'The sea of God's mercies should swallow up all our particular afflictions.' Name any affliction that is upon you: there is a sea of mercy to swallow it up. If you pour a pailful of water on the floor of your house, it makes a great show, but if you throw it into the sea, there is not sign of it. So, afflictions considered in themselves, we think are very great, but let them be considered with the sea of God's mercies we enjoy, and then they are not so much, they are nothing in comparison."
~The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Jeremiah Burroughs
"God delivers in the course of the story. He is our help and shield, but this is not a static reality. . . He will be the same in the future as He has been in the past-- which is to say, faithful. . . We wait patiently-- but note that we cannot wait patiently without robust praise for God's character as evidenced in the gifts of creation and providence."
~"Psalm 33", Doug Wilson
HT: Lydia Smith
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