_And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem._ JEHOSHAPHAT’S DECLENSION AND RECOVERY I. God makes a difference between a backslidden child and an apostate. 1. He preserves the life of the child (2 Chronicles 19:1). 2. God reproves in grace His backslidden child... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he set Judges in the land._ GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE THE RESULT OF PIETY IN RULERS Alfred the Great was a distinguished statesman and warrior, as well as zealous for true religion. St. Louis of France exercised a wise control over Church and State. On the other hand, Charlemagne’s successor,... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. JEHOSHAPHAT REPROVED I. His sin. This was-- 1. Helping in an ungodly enterprise, against which the prophet had warned him. 2. Forming an alliance, of which the influence on himself, his family, and people could only be bad. It fills one with a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good._ THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE GOOD I. Who are the good? The Scripture points out two things on this subject. 1. The only way in which men become good--by faith in Christ and the consequent reception of the Holy Spirit to create us anew. 2. The p... [ Continue Reading ]