Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10. Therefore, mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace. Psalms 37:37.
Many are for having that first which is to be expected at the end; they would be glad of the triumph, but will not fight; the waiting for the Lord seems to them too long; but for the most glorious promises we must often wait the longest. Jacob was obliged to wait longer than Esau, though he had greater promises than he; and how long was it before the promise of Christ, the greatest of all, was accomplished? It is therefore well to be observed, that it is said at last. “It shall be well with the righteous, and the end of the upright is peace;" when his faith, love, and patience are tried enough in the furnace of afflictions, then the acceptable year shall come, and the blessed days of joy will appear.
As sparks break out of burning coals.
And still are upwards borne;
So grief is rooted in our souls,
And man grows up to mourn.
Yet with my God I leave my cause,
And trust his promised grace;
He rules me by his well-known laws
Of love and righteousness.
Not all the pains that e’er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace,
For death and hell can do no more
Than what my Father please.