A Thankful Heart Loves To Acknowledge GOD Whenever It Has Received Any Mercy.

A murmuring spirit

("The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment" Jeremiah Burroughs, 1600-1646)

"Why have YOU brought us out of Egypt
to die here in the wilderness? There is
nothing to eat here and nothing to drink.
And we hate this wretched manna!"
Numbers 21:5

"How long shall I bear with this evil 
congregation who murmur against ME?"
Numbers 14:27

I am discontented because I have not those

things which GOD has never promised me.

A wicked man wonders that his cross is so much.

A godly man wonders that his cross is not more.

The wicked man knows of no way to get

contentment, but to have his possessions

raised up to his desires.

But the Christian has another way to

contentment, that is, he can bring his

desires down to his possessions, and

so he attains his contentment.

The world is infinitely deceived in

thinking that contentment lies in having

more than we already have.

Here lies the bottom and root

of all contentment--

when there is an evenness and

proportion between our hearts and

our circumstances. That is why many

godly men who are in low position,

live more sweet and comfortable

lives than those who are richer.

Grace enables believers to see love 

in the very frown of GOD'S face!

One drop of Divine sweetness will

sweeten a great deal of sour affliction.

A thankful heart loves to acknowledge

GOD whenever it has received any mercy.

Oh, that we could but convince men

that a murmuring spirit is a greater evil

than any affliction, whatever the affliction!

"Do not murmur, as some of them did--
and were killed by the destroying angel."
1 Corinthians 10:10

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