Psalms 60:1-12 - Homilies By C. Short

Assurance in prayer.

I. THE PRAYER OF THE REJECTED FOR RESTORATION . ( Psalms 60:1-5 .) The grounds of the prayer are:

1 . Their great need . Felt themselves as if cast off—the very earth trembling with their calamity. They had been reduced to the helplessness of one overcome with wine.

2 . The faithfulness of God to his promises was their banner . ( Psalms 60:4 .) They could pray because they carried this banner.

3 . They could hope and pray on account of their relation to God . ( Psalms 60:5 .) They were beloved of God, and could urge the claim of affection.

II. WHATEVER LOSSES WE SUFFER WE HAVE VIRTUALLY UNIVERSAL POSSESSIONS . ( Psalms 60:6-8 .) "As having nothing, and yet possessing all things." All things are yours: things present, and things to come," etc.

III. THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF GOD MUST LEAD US INTO THE NATURAL POSSESSION .

1 . God alone can comfort us in trouble . ( Psalms 60:11 .)

2 . God alone can give us the victory over our strongest foes . ( Psalms 60:12 .) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"—S.