“My flesh shall rest in hope.” (Psalm 16:9) That hope which is grounded on the word, gives rest to the soul; ’tis an anchor to keep it steady. Hebrews 6:13. Which shows the unmoveableness of that which our anchor is fastened to. The promise sustains our faith, and our faith is that which supports us. He that hopes in the Word as David did (Psalms 119:81), lays a mighty stress upon it; as Samson did when he leaned upon the pillars of the house, so as to pull it down upon the Philistines. A believer throws the whole weight of all of his affairs and concernments, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, upon the promises of God, like a man resolved to stand or fall with them. He ventures himself, and all that belongs to him, entirely upon this bottom, which is in effect to say, if they will not bear me up, I am content to sink: I know that there shall be a performance of those things which have been told me from the Lord, and therefore I will incessantly look for it.
Found in The Treasury of David, an original Exposition of the Psalms by C.H.S.
Cruso had as a fellow-student Daniel Defoe, who immortalized his name in Robinson Crusoe.
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Thanks for the inspirational passage, Chris. We do have an Anchor and a Rock in God and his Word.
I appreciated the nugget about Defoe using Cruso’s name slightly altered.
You’re welcome, Tom. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your good comment.
Defoe didn’t write Robinson Crusoe until several years after Cruso died, so Cruso never knew his name would be translated into so many languages. Defoe obviously thought well of Cruso and from the little bit I know about him, Defoe had good reason.
Wow I learn something today
I’m glad, Pastor Jim!
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Beautiful quote! And very applicable to the situation I wrote about that you shared this quote about. (I loved the historical backstory of his friend being the one who wrote Robinson Crusoe–a book I really loved! )
Thank you for your comment, Katie, and I’m glad you like this quote. I like Robinson Crusoe as well but I didn’t realize it was written this long ago. The book was published several years after Mr. Cruso died so he never knew that his friend had used his name.
Wow!! I love that you told me this! Thank you so much!!
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