_O clap your hands, all ye people._ MESSIANIC TRIUMPH PREDICTED The psalmist looked far ahead. His immediate experience was as “a little window through which he saw great matters.” The prophecy of the universal spread of God’s kingdom and the inclusion in it of the Gentiles is Messianic; and whethe... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall choose our inheritance for us: the excellency of Jacob whom He loved._ HE SHALL CHOOSE OUR INHERITANCE FOR US How fond our children are, and the younger they are the more so, of saying, “I mean to be.” And then each one tells what his or her choice is. A soldier, a farmer, a cottage girl... [ Continue Reading ]
_God is gone up with a shout._ THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST’S ASCENSION TO THE THRONE OF GLORY I. Prove the truth of this doctrine--that Christ is gone up, or ascended. 1. This was typified under the Old Testament by the ark, which continued in a wandering, uncertain condition, as to the place of its... [ Continue Reading ]
_God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding._ WORSHIP-SONG Hymns help to nobler worship of God and clearer visions of His face. I. Because they embody the holy thoughts and feelings of inspiring and seeing men and women. Many of the greatest hymns are the lyric expressio... [ Continue Reading ]
_The shields of the earth belong unto God:_ GOD’S SHIELDS “The shields of the earth,” all veritable protectives, are the property of God, and are of His creation. But why do I require a shield? What are my perils and foes? The fire of passion. The sharp gnawing tooth of care. The dull, heavy press... [ Continue Reading ]