_I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills._ GUARANTEED SECURITY I. The godly man’s need. “Help.” Can never outgrow this: dependence the characteristic of the creature: “help” must be had in the conflict or it will end in defeat, in the toil or it will issue in failure, in the pilgrim-march or we fa... [ Continue Reading ]
_My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth._ TURNING CREATION TO ACCOUNT This_, _indeed, is turning creation to account. It is thought a great thing to have a patron who is distinguished by his rank or his deeds. The man is envied who can look up for help to kings, or princes, or no... [ Continue Reading ]
_He will not suffer thy foot to be moved._ “HE WILL NOT SUFFER THY FOOT TO BE MOVED” Any of you who have tried to climb the hills know that that is just the great danger of it. One slip, and you may go sheer down hundreds of feet, and be dashed to pieces. Do we not use this expression to cover the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep._ GOD, THE KEEPER OF ISRAEL Why was this added? Was it not enough to say, “He that keepeth thee will not slumber”? Nay, this is not mere repetition. In the one sentence God is spoken of as the Keeper generally of His Church, or people;... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is thy keeper._ DIVINE PROTECTION A celebrated traveller--after an absence of three years, during which he had walked across the continent of Africa from east to west, through vast regions never before trodden by the foot of the white man--recently received an enthusiastic welcome home. A... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil _ PRESERVED ITEM ALL EVIL Lawyers, when they are drawing up important documents, frequently con-elude with some general terms to meet any emergency which may possibly occur. They do this on the principle that what is not in may be supposed to be intentio... [ Continue Reading ]