“0 Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.” — Lamentations 3:58

Observe how positively the prophet speaks. He doth not say, “I hope, I trust, I sometimes think, that God hath pleaded the causes of my soul”; but he speaks of it as a matter of fact not to be disputed. “Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.” Let us, by the aid of the gracious Comforter, shake off those doubts and fears which so much mar our peace and comfort. Be this our prayer, that we may have done with the harsh croaking voice of surmise and suspicion, and may be able to speak with the clear, melodious voice of full assurance. Notice how gratefully the prophet speaks, ascribing all the glory to God alone! You perceive there is not a…

word concerning himself or his own pleadings. He doth not ascribe his
deliverance in any measure to any man, much less to his own merit; but it
is “thou” — “O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; Thou hast
redeemed my life.” A grateful spirit should ever be cultivated by the
Christian; and especially after deliverances we should prepare a song for
our God. Earth should be a temple filled with the songs of grateful saints,
and every day should be a censor smoking with the sweet incense of
thanksgiving. How joyful Jeremiah seems to be while he records the Lord’s
mercy. How triumphantly he lifts up the strain! He has been in the low
dungeon, and is even now no other than the weeping prophet; and yet in
the very book which is called “Lamentations,” clear as the song of Miriam
when she dashed her fingers against the tabor, shrill as the note of Deborah
when she met Barak with shouts of victory, we hear the voice of Jeremy
going up to heaven — “Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou
hast redeemed my life.” O children of God, seek after a vital experience of
the Lord’s lovingkindness, and when you have it, speak positively of it;
sing gratefully; shout triumphantly.

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