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Growing in Grace

April 22, 2012 by Christina

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. Ps 131:2

“To the weaned child his mother is his comfort though she has denied him comfort. It is a blessed mark of growth out of spiritual infancy when we can forego the joys which once appeared to be essential, and can find our solace in him who denies them to us: then we behave manfully, and every childish complaint is hushed. If the Lord removes our dearest delight we bow to his will without a murmuring thought; in fact, we find a delight in giving up our delight. This is no spontaneous fruit of nature, but a well-tended product of divine grace: it grows out of humility and lowliness, and it is the stem upon which peace blooms as a fair flower. “My soul is even as a weaned child”; or it may be read, “as a weaned child on me my soul,” as if his soul leaned upon him in mute submission, neither boasting nor complaining. It is not every child of God who arrives at this weanedness speedily. Some are sucklings when they ought to be fathers; others are hard to wean, and cry, and fight, and rage against their heavenly parent’s discipline. When we think ourselves safely through the weaning, we sadly discover that the old appetites are rather wounded than slain, and we begin crying again for the breasts which we had given up, It is easy to begin shouting before we are out of the wood, and no doubt hundreds have sung this Psalm long before they have understood it. Blessed are those afflictions which subdue our affections, which wean us from self-sufficiency, which educate us into Christian manliness, which teach us to love God not merely when he comforts us, but even when he tries us.”

Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David, Volume 6: Psalms 120-150 (137–138). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

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Comments

  1. the Ink Slinger says

    April 22, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Beautiful, especially the last line. Thanks, Christina! 🙂

    • Christina says

      April 22, 2012 at 10:35 pm

      Thanks YOU dear friend for appreciating Spurgeon’s commentary along with me. Blessings.

  2. david bolton says

    April 22, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    This is one of my favorite psalms for it expresses spiritual maturity in such a beautiful way. Thank you for sharing Spurgeon’s commentary on it. Blessings.

    • Christina says

      April 22, 2012 at 10:37 pm

      It is one of my favorite Psalms, too. God bless you, David.

  3. Petra Hefner says

    April 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    “in fact, we find a delight in giving up our delight.” Who’d have thunk it? praise God! Thank you for posting Spurgeon’s reflection on one of the most beautiful psalms. Love you bunches!

    • Christina says

      April 22, 2012 at 10:38 pm

      Yes! “Who’d have thunk it?” 🙂 I love you right back dear Petra. Your comments always bring a little joy to my heart!

  4. Rob Barkman says

    April 23, 2012 at 8:41 am

    One of the marks of spritual maturity is when we can praise the Lord in times of difficulties knowing that they will bring us closer to HIm. Thanks for a great posting. And thank you for allowing the Lord to use you!

    • Christina says

      April 23, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      Amen, Rob. Thank you so much for your encouragement. Blessings to you!

  5. Paul D. Adams says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:27 am

    Thank you for this, Christina. Oh that we could find such preaching today!

    • Christina says

      April 23, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      I’m so with you on that, Paul! It’s a far cry from the shallow me-centered gospel that is promulgated from most pulpits.

  6. Paul D. Adams says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Reblogged this on ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ (in Christ Jesus).

  7. Diane says

    April 28, 2012 at 1:58 am

    just plain beautiful.

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