I came across a very encouraging and helpful quote the other day as I was reading the ever-relevant commentary on the Bible by Matthew Henry.
If you have never seen a copy of this commentary, it is absolutely gigantic! It has more than 2,000 pages, with 3 columns on each page and a font size of about 4. The pages themselves are about the size of the pages in a large dictionary.
It is a massive volume, but packed full of wonderful insight and application of nearly every verse in the Bible. I got my first and only copy nearly 8 years ago, not long after getting saved, and I remember being challenged so much by the sermons that were being preached verse by verse throughout the commentary.
Here is a sampling of what you will find in Matthew Henry’s commentary. I can’t even remember what verse I was reading when I came across this quote, but it is a very relevant one for today:
Every Christian has and ought to have, the judgment of discretion, and should have his senses exercised in discerning between good and evil, truth and falsehood (Heb 5:13-14).
And proving all things must be in order to holding fast that which is good.
We must not always be seekers, or fluctuating in our minds, like children tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine.”
