Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 58:11

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Isaiah 58:11

1834–1892
Baptist
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Isaiah 58:11

1834–1892
Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not." — Isaiah 58:11 (ASV)

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

What rich promises to the generous and the kind! There are some who scatter and yet increase, and there are others who withhold more than is fitting, and it tends to poverty. These promises are distinctly made to those who care for the needy and suffering.

My brothers and sisters, pay close attention to what the Lord here teaches you, for these things are far better than fasting. Better than any outward ordinances whatsoever are real acts of kindness, for remember that the same God who said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, made the second table of His law to read as follows, and thy neighbour as thyself.