“By contentment we come to give God the worship that is due to him. It is a special part of the divine worship that we owe to God, to be content in a Christian way, as has been shown to you. I say it is a special part of the divine worship that the creature owes to the infinite Creator, in that I tender the respect that is due from me to the Creator” (p. 119)

“There is a compound of grace in contentment: there is faith, and there is humility and love and there is patience, and there is wisdom and there is hope; almost all graces are compounded. It is an oil which has the ingredients of every kind of grace and therefore, though you cannot see the particular grace, yet in this oil you have it all” (p. 121).

“So when a Christian can walk in the midst of fiery trials without his garments being singed (mention of the 3 placed in the fiery furnace) and has comfort and joy in the midst of everything (when Paul in the stocks he can sing which wrought upon the jailor) it will convince men, when they see the power of grace in the midst of afflictions. When they can behave themselves in a gracious and holy manner such afflictions as would make other roar: Oh, this is the glory of a Christian.” (p. 123)

Micah 5:5, And he will be their peace.
When the Assyrian invades our land
and marches through our fortresses,
we will raise against him seven shepherds,
even eight leaders of men.

“This man shall be the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land for one to be at peace when there are no enemies is no great thing, but the text says, when the Assyrian shall come into the land, then this man shall be the peace. That is, when all shall be in hubbub and uproar, yet then this man shall be peace. That is the trial of grace, when you find Jesus Christ to be peace in your hearts when the Assyrian shall come into the land. You may think you find peace in Christ when you have no outward troubles but is Christ your peace when the Assyrian comes into the land?” (p. 123)

These are all great benefits to Christian contentment. One can worship God giving His appropriate due. We see grace in the form of faith, patience, wisdom and love all in one. The final benefit is peace in the midst of the fiery trial. Is it your hearts desire to see all these benefits in action in your life? For this is the excellence of contentment. This can only be attained through the grace and mercy of God.