God defends who in Him trusts,  Real Southern Woman
Channel: REAL SOUTHERN WOMAN, COLLARD VALLEY COOK
Date: 2021-08-12

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon :: Morning and Evening
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August 12th — Morning Reading
"The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice." — Psalm 97:1

Causes for uneasiness there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. 
On earth the Lord's power controls the rage of the wicked just as the rage of the sea; 
His love refreshes the poor with mercy as much as it refreshes the earth with showers. 
Majesty gleams in flashes of fire amid the violent storms horrors. 
The glory of the Lord is seen in its magnificence in the fall of empires, and His glory crashes man’s attempt to have dominion over nature. 
In all our conflicts and tribulations, we may behold the hand of the divine King.

"God is God; He sees and hears
All our troubles, all our tears.
Soul, forget not, amidst your pains,
God over all forever reigns."

In hell, evil spirits own up to His domination in misery.
When permitted to roam abroad, it is with a chain at their heel; the bit is in the mouth of the monster, and the hook in the jaws of leviathan (a sea monster that only God could tame in the book of Job). 
Death's darts are under the Lord's lock, and the grave's prisons have God as their jailer. 
The terrible vengeance of the Judge of all the earth makes villains cower down and tremble, just as dogs fear their hunter's whip while in kennels.

"Fear not death, or Satan's thrusts,
God defends who in Him trusts;
Soul, remember, in your pains,
God over all forever reigns."

In heaven none doubt the sovereignty of the King Eternal, but all fall on their faces to do Him respect.
Angels are His peers, the redeemed His favorites, and all delight to serve Him day and night. May we soon reach the city of the great King!

"For this life's long night of sadness
He will give us peace and gladness.
Soul, remember, in your pains,
God over all forever reigns."

Edited by Tammy Nichols on 08/12/21 for easy reading.