Lesson 11: All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
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O Lord of hosts, they all boast of Your grace and favor, although they, in all their works, prove themselves children of wrath.

They lie, cheat, eat, drink, and are guilty of adultery and fornication. They covet and hoard, curse and swear without bounds, and all this they cloak with Your grace and the blood of Christ. They sing loudly of the great mercy of the Lord and that Christ died for their sins. Their doings are unjust, sinful and fruitless. It is true, dear Lord, in the true sense of the word, that they have no part in You; their hope is vain, their labor is without fruit, and their works are useless. Their hope is like thistle-down before the winds. But they will have no part in Your kingdom, for they are still unrepentant and believe not Your truth. They do not know that Your mercy is forever for those who fear You and keep Your covenant. Your goodness, says David, is extended to the saints.

But Your eyes are upon the righteous and Your ears are open to their cries. However, Your face is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. I am Your friend if I do what You commanded. It is true, dear Lord, that Christ was given to us and died for us, yet not for such a purpose that we are to live according to our wicked lusts and sinful will, but according to Your good will, word and command. Lord, I know that You are no less righteous than good, that You hate the evil, and love the good.


To the good You are kind, but to the wicked You will in due time appear as a righteous Judge. What did the pure blood of the eternal covenant demand of Cain and Judah because they despised Your grace and excluded themselves from the merits of Your Son? What does it profit? No, they touched Him and yet condemned to the accursed death of the cross the immaculate Lamb, the King of glory! But they who keep Your covenant and preserve Your testimony like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob did, to them Your ways are peace and joy – yes, altogether mercy, kindness and truth.