Tell me I pray thee wherein thy great strength lieth.
Judges 16:6
It lies in the food it feeds on; .... faith says, "My God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain His Word will be fulfilled."
Then faith thinketh, "Who gave this promise?"
It considereth not so much its greatness, as, "Who is the author of it?"
She remembers that it is God who cannot lie—God omnipotent, God immutable; and therefore concludeth that the promise must be fulfilled; and forward she advances in this firm conviction.
Moreover faith looks back upon the past, for her battles have strengthened her, and her victories have given her courage."
Charles Spurgeon
Judges 16:6
"WHERE lies the secret strength of faith?
It lies in the food it feeds on; .... faith says, "My God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain His Word will be fulfilled." Then faith thinketh, "Who gave this promise?"
It considereth not so much its greatness, as, "Who is the author of it?"
She remembers that it is God who cannot lie—God omnipotent, God immutable; and therefore concludeth that the promise must be fulfilled; and forward she advances in this firm conviction.
Moreover faith looks back upon the past, for her battles have strengthened her, and her victories have given her courage."
Charles Spurgeon