_In the Lord put I my trust._ JEHOVAH THE PROTECTOR AND AVENGER OF THE PERSECUTED SAINT The Psalmist, beset by malicious foes, is warned by some of his adherents to seek refuge in flight. The Psalm is his response to this suggestion. In Jehovah, he says, is his trust, and there is no need for him... [ Continue Reading ]
_If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?_ CHRISTIAN FIRMNESS IN EVIL TIMES We have here a description of a faithful heart in time of trial declaring itself resolved to trust on God alone, when some would advise it to fly or to draw back. No man need despair; but still, when the... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is in His holy temple._ THE EARTHLY TEMPLE How are we to be assured of the truth that the Lord is in His holy temple? We have no visible sign; but He reveals Himself in our hearts, and requires that we should know and feel His presence there. How, then, are we to meet Him in the temple?... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord trieth the righteous._ THE GODLY DISCIPLINE I. The characters tried--the righteous. This word righteous is used for two reasons. 1. Because in God’s sight they are such. 2. Because they are such in the sight of men. II. The various ways in which the righteous are tried. They have thei... [ Continue Reading ]
_Upon the wicked He shall rain snares._ DIVINE RECTITUDE IN PUNISHING SIN I. Hell is now annihilation. Many would wish it were. God’s plans and purposes are not to be affected by what men wish. II. Hell is an abode of misery. 1. Possibly physical suffering. It is called “everlasting fire,” outer... [ Continue Reading ]
_The righteous Lord loveth righteousness._ THE RIGHTEOUS GOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS “Righteousness may be taken as but another word for rightness, equity, justice, the being and rendering what is right. Here it describes God. It is the quality which binds and blends into a perfect unity all His Divine... [ Continue Reading ]