If there is a joyful verse in the Bible, it must be this one—"My Beloved is mine, and I am his." It’s so peaceful, so full of assurance, so overflowing with happiness and contentment that it could have been written by the same hand that penned the 23rd Psalm. The verse has the same spirit as when Jesus,

just before going to Gethsemane, said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, do I give to you." "In the world you will have trouble, but take heart; I have overcome the world." Let’s savor the sweetness of this verse: "My Beloved is mine, and I am his."

When a man has to rearrange everything to fulfill a promise, stopping all his usual work, it shows that he is only human and his wisdom and power are limited. But God is truly God—he can fulfill his people’s desires without interrupting the flow of providence,

without removing a single part of his plans. God is so powerful that he can work miracles without altering natural laws, changing our situation without changing his eternal purposes.