All the angels in heaven could
not count the mighty sum. By Charles Simeon. My mouth shall
tell of your righteousness and your salvation all the day long,
though their number is past my knowledge. Psalm chapter 71 verse
15. David penned this psalm and gave
it to the church as a memorial of God's unbounded mercy and
faithfulness towards him. Here we see what the subjects
of our daily contemplation should be. Like David, we have numberless
blessings from God's hands. Could we realize but one half
of the mercies we have received, we would be overwhelmed with
wonder and astonishment. From our youth up, even to the
present moment, God's care of us has been unintermitted and
His interpositions truly wonderful. But still greater has been His
care for our souls. Behold the multitudinous blessings
of salvation which He has given to us. Truly, their number surpasses
knowledge. How inestimable are our numberless
mercies! Who can ever declare the value
of pardon or peace or holiness or eternal glory? Go down to
the dread abodes of hell and see the misery of unpardoned
sin. or go up to the regions of bliss
in heaven and see the joys that are at God's right hand forevermore,
or ponder the state of God's redeemed people here on earth
and contrast the liberty enjoyed by His children with the bondage
endured by the slaves of Satan, then you will see what unspeakable
obligations we owe to God for His electing, redeeming, and
regenerating grace. How incalculable is the price
which Jesus paid for our numberless mercies! You know that it was
not with perishable things, such as silver or gold, that you were
redeemed. It was with the precious blood
of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. In comparison with
this, 10,000 worlds would have been a worthless sacrifice. How
inconceivable is the cost which Jesus paid for our salvation!
All the angels in heaven could not count the mighty sum. All
of our unsearchable mercies are the fruits of God's sovereign
grace, and all are bestowed on the very chief of sinners. Yes,
all of them are not only unmerited by us, but unsought. They were
not given to us according to our works, but according to God's
purpose and grace, which He purposed from all eternity in Christ Jesus
our Lord. It seems astonishing that men
so indebted to their God should be able to find time for everything
but praise. David, in his Psalms, sets a
good example for us. I will extol you my God, O King,
and I will bless your name forever and ever. Let us only learn to
rightly appreciate the mercies which we have received, and there
will be no bounds to our gratitude and no end to our praise. David
said, My mouth shall tell of your righteousness and your salvation
all the day long. How unlike David are the generality
of professors! What other subject of conversation
can we ever find so interesting, so useful, so worthy of a rational
being, and, above all, so suitable to a redeemed soul? The Apostles
preached to men the unsearchable riches of Christ. So filled with
this subject was the Apostle Paul that he resolved to know
nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This subject is
utterly inexhaustible. In it are contained all the treasures
of wisdom and knowledge.