The Feast Provided by the God of Grace. Daily devocional of Charles Spurgeon
They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. (Psalm 36:8)
The queen of Sheba was amazed at the magnificence of Solomon’s table. She was overwhelmed when she saw the provision of a single day, and she marveled equally at the company of servants who feasted at the royal table.
But what is this compared to the feast provided by the God of grace? Thousands of His people are daily fed there! Hungry and thirsty, they bring large appetites with them to the banquet, but not one of them leaves unsatisfied. There is enough for each, enough for all, and enough forevermore!
Though the multitude that feeds at the Lord’s table is as countless as the sands of the sea, yet each one has his portion of food. Think how much grace one Christian requires.
He requires so much that none but the Infinite One could supply him for even one day, yet the Lord spreads His table, not for one person only, but for many saints. He does this not just for one day or for many years, but for generation after generation!
Observe the full feasting spoken of in the text. The guests at mercy’s banquet are not merely satisfied, but they also feast.
They are not fed with just a little food, but of the abundance of Your house – the special abundance of God’s own house! And such feasting is guaranteed by a faithful promise to all those who are sheltered under the shadow of the Most High’s wings.
I once thought that I would be satisfied if I would only get the broken crumbs at God’s back door of grace, like the woman who said, The dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table (Matthew 15:27). But no child of God is ever served with scraps and leftovers! Like Mephibosheth, they all feast from the king’s own table.
In matters of grace, we all have Benjamin’s portion – we all have ten times more than we could have expected! Although our necessities are great, we are often amazed at the marvelous plenty of grace that God gives us to enjoy by experience!
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Baptist pastor. He is still known to people as the Prince of Preachers. Charles Spurgeon throughout his life evangelized about 10 million people and often preached 10 times a week in different places.
