[1] See outlines on verse 3.--This peace of the Christian often
fluctuates. It has various degrees. Some have comparatively
little of it, arising from constitutional malady, but it
commonly increases in death. It is therefore compared to a
river which meanders and fertilises as it goes, but becomes
wider and deeper as it approximates to the sea; so the
peace of God's people generally increases as they get
nearer eternity.--_Jay._
[2] When a friend has always been kind, we think it base and
unworthy not to suppose that he is ready to succour and
help. But here we have the advantage: Men may be weak and
unable to help, but God is almighty; men may change their
mind, but with Him is "no shadow of turning." Remember what
God has done, view it as a pledge, a beginning, an earnest
foretaste of what He will do. Has He not shown you the evil
of sin, the beauty of holiness, and the preciousness of a
Saviour? If He had a mind to destroy you, would He have
shown you such things as these? Nay, He will ordain
everything for your welfare.--_Jay._