July 14

O my God, I trust in thee, let me not he ashamed, Psalms 25:2. In thee, O Lord, do I hope; thou wilt hear, O Lord, my God. Psalms 38:15. Let none that wait on thee be ashamed. Psalms 25:3. Divine answer. Hope makes not ashamed. Romans 5:5. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which abideth forever. Psalms 125:1. Who was ever put to shame that trusted in God? Pray for help, and though it tarry wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3. Then thou shalt know, Isaiah 49:23.

Does God delay his promises, and the enemy raise a suspicion against his faithfulness? Remember that it is said, Wait. Thou art still in being, and shalt be a witness to God’s faithfulness. If he was not faithful and true, he could not be God. His faithfulness is eternal, and as sure and great as himself; above all our thoughts. Thou shalt at last, the more gloriously experience it, and not be ashamed; sooner shall heaven and earth pass away. “He keeps the truth for ever." Psalms 146:6.

Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel’s God: he made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train;
And none shall find his promise vain:

His truth for ever stands secure,
He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor,
He sends the laboring conscience peace,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.