DISCOURSE: 623
THE GOODNESS OF GOD TO ISRAEL
Psalms 73:1. _Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a
clean heart._
THE aversion which men usually feel to a vindication of God’s
absolute sovereignty, proceeds from an idea, that the exercise of it
would be repugnant to his other perfectio... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 624
PROSPERITY OF SINNERS NOT TO BE ENVIED
Psalms 73:16. _When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I their end._
TO unenlightened man, there are numberless things in the dispensations
of Providence altogether dark and... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 625
THE CHRISTIAN’S EXPERIENCE AND HOPES
Psalms 73:23. _I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my
right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory._
THERE are in the Holy Scriptures many expressions which are difficult
to be reconciled with... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 626
THE CHRISTIAN’S CHOICE
Psalms 73:25. _Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon
earth that I desire beside thee._
THIS evil and deceitful world promises happiness to its votaries; and
men, naturally carnal, are too willing to be deceived by it. Even the
godly themselves... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 627
BENEFIT OF DRAWING NEAR TO GOD
Psalms 73:28. _It is good for me to draw near to God._
THE dispensations of Providence are often so dark and inscrutable,
that the proud man is ready to question the wisdom of them, and almost
to doubt whether they are the result of design or chance. Th... [ Continue Reading ]