_Praise ye the Lord from the heavens._ THE GREAT, THE GREATER, AND THE GREATEST: - I. The great. Sun, moon, stars, etc. 1. How boundless in variety. 2. How immeasurable in extent. II. The greater. 1. Rational and responsible existences. (1) Angelic existences. (2) Human existences. 2. This... [ Continue Reading ]
_Praise Him, all ye stars of light._ LESSONS OF THE STARS 1. One of the most impressive lessons we learn from a study of the stars is the immensity of creation. As they crowd the sky on a clear, bright night we see the beauty and force of the words employed of old to express the increase of Israel-... [ Continue Reading ]
_Snow and vapours._ THE GLACIERS AS PROPHETS From the visible we divine the invisible. In what is physical we find parables concerning the spiritual, and even discern natural law in the spiritual world. The Teacher of teachers took often His texts from the freer Bible of Nature when He would expoun... [ Continue Reading ]
_Mountains and all hills._ MOUNTAIN PICTURES IN SCRIPTURE In Scripture mountains are used to set forth-- I. The place of special communion with God. The Bible often refers to mountains as if, in a special sense, they belonged to God. Actually all things are God’s--valleys as well as hills, plains... [ Continue Reading ]
_Both young men and maidens._ HAPPY WORK FOR EVERYBODY I. What it is to praise the Lord. Praise is the heart singing. We want the heart that sees and feels how kind our heavenly Father is, and loves Him for everything. One day as I was going along the road I saw a large coil of telegraph wire lyin... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let them praise the name of the Lord._ UNIVERSAL PRAISE DUE TO GOD I. The goodness of God to the irrational creatures. Although Nature is out of joint, yet even in its disruption I am surprised to find the almost universal happiness of the animal creation. On a summer day, when the air and the gra... [ Continue Reading ]
_A people near unto Him._ BELIEVERS NEAR TO GOD I. The position of the people near to God, or the relationship indicated by nearness. 1. A legal nearness. “Made nigh by the blood of Christ.” 2. A covenant relationship. A solemn mutual pledge, sealed at the Cross. 3. A filial relationship. Not m... [ Continue Reading ]