'Voices From The Past' Vol. 1 — September 3

Since God is eternal, he has eternal power to match his word. His promises are established upon his eternity, and are solid ground for our trust. He can never come short of the capacity to help us. His word is the foundation of our trust, and his eternity gives us assurance that he is able to perform it. All of his plans are eternal like himself, and the fruit of his eternal counsel. Men may break their promises, because they are made without foresight, but God, that inhabits eternity, will never change in his purpose. Though there may appear variations to our sight, yet God, who is eternally true to his word, sits at the helm, and the winds and the waves obey him. Though he should defer his promises a thousand years, yet he is not slack with regard to his promise (2 Pet. 3:8-9). The short duration of mankind is set out in Scripture by the vanishing grass. Life is a flower soon withered, a vapour soon vanishing, or a smoke soon disappearing. The strongest man is but compacted dust. Let the consideration of God's eternity turn our love from the world and momentary pleasures to an everlasting God. Alas, what is the earth compared with the vast heavens, the seat of angels and blessed spirits! It is but an atom to the greatest mountain, or a drop of dew to the immense ocean. How foolish to prefer a drop before the sea! By frequent meditation of God's eternity, we should become more sensible of the trifling nature of the world. Are we not worthy of contempt to dote upon a perishing glory, to expect support from an arm of flesh when there is an eternal beauty to ravish us, and an eternal arm to protect us? God is our portion forever. The proffers of the world are ridiculous when compared with the eternity of God.

Devotional Readings taken from Puritan Devotional Readings 'Voices From The Past Vol.1.'
Stephen Charnock, The Existence & Attributes of God, pp. 90-96
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