_The Lord reigneth._ THE RULERSHIP OF GOD OVER THE WORLD I. As seen in symbol. “He sitteth between the cherubim.” This reference to the Shekinah teaches us that His reign is-- 1. Moral. 2. Merciful. 3. Glorious. The ark is a humble emblem of that throne which is invisible in its nature, and uni... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is great in Zion._ GOD GREAT IN HIS CHURCH God is ever within the Church. Therefore the greatness of the Church is God. Not her wealth, prestige, orthodoxy, culture, or intelligence, but His inhabitation. I. He is her greatness as a living force--attracting, new-creating, enlightening, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; for He is holy._ JEHOVAH EXALTED The grand distinction between real godliness and every description of its counterfeit lies in this one point; all counterfeit professions tend to exalt the creature, and all real godliness aims at exalting G... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their inventions._ PARDON WITH PUNISHMENT A very great and grave mistake about the whole relations of forgiveness and retribution, and about the whole character of that Divine nature from which they both flow is implied in that... [ Continue Reading ]