“Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.” 
              — Psalms 68:28

It is our wisdom, as well as our necessity, to beseech God continually
to strengthen that which he has wrought in us. It is because of their
neglect in this, that many Christians may blame themselves for those
trials and afflictions of spirit which arise from unbelief. It is true
that Satan seeks to flood the fair garden of the heart and make it a
scene of desolation, but it is also true that many Christians leave
open the sluice-gates themselves, and let in the dreadful deluge
through carelessness and want of prayer to their strong Helper. We
often forget that the Author of our faith must be the Preserver of it
also. The lamp which was burning in the temple was never allowed to go
out, but it had to be daily replenished with fresh oil; in like manner,
our faith can only live by being sustained with the oil of grace, and
we can only obtain this from God himself. Foolish virgins we shall
prove, if we do not secure the needed sustenance for our lamps. He who
built the world upholds it, or it would fall in one tremendous crash;
he who made us Christians must maintain us by his Spirit, or our ruin
will be speedy and final. Let us, then, evening by evening, go to our
Lord for the grace and strength we need. We have a strong argument to
plead, for it is his own work of grace which we ask him to
strengthen-“that which thou hast wrought for us.” Think you he will
fail to protect and sustain that? Only let your faith take hold of his
strength, and all the powers of darkness, led on by the master fiend of
hell, cannot cast a cloud or shadow over your joy and peace. Why faint
when you may be strong? Why suffer defeat when you may conquer? Oh!
take your wavering faith and drooping graces to him who can revive and
replenish them, and earnestly pray, “Strengthen, O God, that which thou
hast wrought for us.”

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