Spurgeon. Psalm 17:7. Marvellous Lovingkindness.

When we give our hearts, with our offerings to the Lord, we do well. But I must be honest and say that I often fail to give my heart to God with my offerings. Not only with God, but also with people. When I do something for someone my heart is ofren not in it. I do it because O feel I must or becsuse the person is nagging me. This should not be. Not so with the Lord our God. His favours are always performed with the great love of His heart. He does not send us to the cold meat found in His fridge, but He allows us to feed from His own dish. He seasons the provisions He gives with His fragrant affections. When He puts the golden coins of His grace into our hands, He does so with the warm pressure of His hands.The way in which He gives us gifts is so wonderful that the way He gives is better then the gift itself. He walks into our lives, not like others who come in to judge us, but He walks in and sits by our side in our weakness and poverty. He walks towards us with His great loving heart. The Good He does for us is done from His heart. His heart always accompanies His actions. It is impossible to doubt the sincerity of His favours towards us, for there is a bleeding heart found upon all his gifts. There is not one hint that we are a burden to Him. There is never a cold look from Him. He rejoices in His mercy and presses us into His warm chest while pouring over us the oil of eternal life. There is a wonderful aroma in His work that only His loving heart could produce. There is a sweetness in His honey comb that would not be there if it were not for this souls affection. May we continually know and taste the warm loving heart of God our Maker.