Don't Murmur, Christian!
By Brooks
Chrysostom propounds this question: "Was Job miserable when he had lost all that God had given him?" and gives this answer:—"No; he had still that God, who gave him all." And is not Christ thy treasure? is not Heaven thine inheritance? and wilt thou murmur? Hast thou not much in hand, and more in hope?—Hast thou not much in possession, but more in reversion? and wilt thou murmur? Hath not God given thee a changed heart, a renewed nature, and a sanctified soul? and wilt thou murmur? Hath not God given thee Himself to satisfy thee, His Son to save thee, His Spirit to lead thee, His grace to adorn thee, His covenant to assure thee, His mercy to pardon thee? and wilt thou murmur? Hath he not made thee a friend, a brother, a son, a bride, an heir? and wilt thou murmur? Hath not God often turned thy water into wine, thy brass into silver, thy silver into gold? and wilt thou murmur?—When thou wast dead, did not he quicken thee? and when thou wast lost, did not he seek thee? and when thou wast wounded, did not he heal thee? and when thou wert falling, did not he support thee? and when thou wert down, did not he raise thee? and when thou wert staggering, did not he establish thee? and when thou wert erring, did not he reduce thee? and when thou wert tempted, did not he succor thee? and when thou wert in danger, did not he deliver thee? and wilt thou murmur?—What! thou that art so highly advanced, and exalted above many thousands in the world.—Murmuring is a black garment, and it becomes none so ill as saints.—Brooks.