'Voices From The Past' Vol. 1 — July 12

God’s saying, is God’s doing. His promises are one with his performance of them. He is just as willing to perform as to promise. There is no distance between his saying and doing, as among men. This consideration removes at once the chief discouragement of faith. Is it not this that weakens our confidence in God's promises? Do we not view the fulfilment of God's promises as uncertain and difficult, or future and afar off? If we consider the fulfilment as sure as the promise, faith can conclude that the performances of God's promises are certain, easy, and present. The root of all certainty is God's will. If he is willing to promise, he is willing to perform. They are the same to him. Believers have an unquestionable title to all things promised. They are bequeathed to believers by the eternal will of the Father, and purchased by the precious blood of Christ. The whole glorious essence of God is engaged for the performance of every promise. He would cease to be God if he failed to perform any promise. For he ceases to be God when he ceases to be most perfect. If he does not perform his promises, this divests him of all perfection. If he does not perform his promises it is either that he will not, or cannot. He would lack either in power, or wisdom. If he never intended to perform, then how is he upright? If he intended, but now has changed his mind, how is he unchangeable? If he is not unchangeable, he is not eternal. As sure as he is God he will perform his promises. You may well say there is no God as to doubt his performance. The glory of his being is concerned He loses nothing if he performs, and all, if he does not. He engages himself when he engages his word. Men can be men, though unfaithful, but God cannot be God; he cannot deny himself.

Devotional Readings taken from Puritan Devotional Readings 'Voices From The Past Vol.1.'
David Clarkson, Works, I:193-196
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