_Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man._ GOD PRESERVES HIS SERVANT To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of Wartburg. Luther could not be buried alive in ease; he must be getting on with his life work. He sends word... [ Continue Reading ]
_I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God._ DAVID’S FIVE-STRINGED HARP (with verses 12, 13):--There are five things in my text to which I want especially to draw the attention of any who are in sore trouble, and particularly those who are in trouble from enemies who are seeking to ruin them. I. Poss... [ Continue Reading ]
_Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked._ THE DESIRES OF THE WICKED INADMISSIBLE I. Some of the desires of the wicked. 1. That there is no God. They dare not submit their conduct to Divine inspection, and would be glad if there were no Being to inspect. But against this desire the godly opp... [ Continue Reading ]
_I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor._ GOD AND THE POOR We read in the text that God “maintains the cause of the afflicted and the right of the poor,” and we may think that there is not much evidence of this. If society is under God’s control ho... [ Continue Reading ]