Renew Our Covenant With God

"And because of all this we make a sure covenant."   Nehemiah 9:38

There are many occasions in our experience when we may very rightly, and with benefit, renew our covenant with God. After recovery from sickness when, like Hezekiah, we have had a new term of years added to our life, we may do so appropriately. . After any deliverance from trouble, when our joys spring forth anew, let us again visit the foot of the cross, and renew our consecration. Especially, let us do this after any sin that has grieved the Holy Spirit, or brought dishonour upon the cause of God; let us then look to that blood which can make us whiter than snow, (Isaiah 1:18) and again offer ourselves unto the Lord. We should not only let our troubles confirm our dedication to God, but our prosperity should do the same. If we ever meet with occasions which deserve to be called “crowning mercies” then, surely, if he has crowned us, we ought also to crown our God; let us bring out again all the jewels of the divine regalia that have been stored in the jewel-closet of our heart, and let our God sit upon the throne of our love, arrayed in royal apparel. If we would learn to profit by our prosperity, we should not need to face so much adversity. If we would gather from a kiss all the good it might confer upon us, we would not have to bear the imprint of punishment so often. Have we recently received some blessing that we hadn't expected? Has the Lord put our feet in a large room? (Psalm 31:8) Can we sing of mercies multiplied? Then this is the day to put our hand upon the horns of the altar, and say, “Bind me here, my God; bind me here with cords, even forever.” (Psalm 118:27) Inasmuch as we need the fulfilment of new promises from God, let us offer renewed prayers that our old vows may not be dishonoured. Let us this morning make with him a firm covenant, because of the pains of Jesus that we have been considering with gratitude for the last month.

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Morning Devotions, C.H. Spurgeon