The Song of a New Heart (2)

The Song of a New Heart whispered, “Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me,” and then follows a joyful confession. Behold, God is my salvation. Behold, it seems as if that new heart wants to say, “Stop a moment; there is something wonderful I may say: ‘The Lord is my God, the Lord is my Saviour, He is all that my heart longs for.’”

We notice that the confession is not about self. There are many confessions that are all about self, but this song is not. This Song of a New Heart is about the Father in heaven. He is the One who from the stillness of eternity has chosen and loved deeply fallen sinners. When this may become a song in my heart, then my heart wants to give all honor and glory to a Father whom my heart longs to know as a Father in heaven.

This Song of a New Heart is about God the Lord Jesus Christ—the One who came to open a way where there was no way—the One who came to stand in the breach between God and my soul. When the God-given eye of faith may see this, the new heart wants to give all the honor and glory unto Him. Then I long for a place at His feet and anoint Him the King of my heart.

This Song of a New Heart is about God the Holy Ghost. He is the One who sought me when I never did seek for Him. He is the One who has come to live in my heart, and when I may feel His presence, my heart is humbled and joyful.

Now, in The Song of a New Heart the heart wants to say, I will trust and not be afraid. There is often so much fear in this new heart. These are the times when there is no song; the enemy is there, and he says I have no right to sing to the honor and glory of my God and Saviour. Oh, how he can cause my heart to tremble. There I stand as a poor, trembling sinner, as a little lamb in a dark corner.

Will my heart ever sing again? No, not in self. However, when my God gives that I may cast the anchor of hope, faith, and love far away from self and it may sink in the solid ground of the mediatorial suffering of an only Saviour, and when I may hear in my heart that He is my Saviour, then the new heart may sing. I will not fear, for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song.

Now, when all honor and glory may be for the only precious Saviour, there may be an answer for all the enemies. Because of Him who freely gave Himself to satisfy holy justice, there is now never a greater wonder than when one of these deeply fallen sinners may say, “He also has become my salvation.” Is there ever a sweeter, more precious moment than when one of these struggling, lost sinners may point to above and say, “He has become my salvation” or when they may say, “He sought for me when I never did seek for Him? He owns me, one who is nothing but a clump of sin. He gave His life and His blood for me.”

Now with that God-given faith I may look up and know that He has become my salvation also.

Therefore, in that one word, salvation, the prophet looks to above. “Yes, God was angry with me, but now in Christ His anger is turned away. Now I may trust and look to Jehovah. He is my strength, He is my song, He is my salvation.” Oh, what immeasurable joy may now fill this broken heart.

With God-given joy I may draw water out of the wells of salvation. I know those wells are ever full. Out of them flows the water of eternal life. Here is a promise that God’s dear children, with joy in their heart, may draw that lifegiving water for their thirsting soul.

Yet, it is the experience of all those dear children of the Lord that, at times, the well seems to be dry. When you ask me why it is that way, then I may tell you that it is because the Lord loves His children. Again and again, He loves to see them lift their empty hands begging for the water of life. When the wells of salvation seem to be dry, then the Lord’s children cry with David of old, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God.” When those people may draw water out of the wells of salvation, joy comes in their heart, joy that God’s anger is still turned away, joy that in and through Jehovah He is my strength and my song, my hope and expectation. One day the well of salvation will flow forever, and from that well I may experience the love of Jehovah eternally.

(To be continued)

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