_Remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee._ REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING (with Philippians 3:13):--Thou shalt remember, and thou shalt forget. We need a good memory and a good forgettery. I. First, then, the past; we are to remember it. The old lawgiver sought to make the nation’s great... [ Continue Reading ]
_He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna._ THE PILGRIMS’ GRATEFUL RECOLLECTIONS I. Let us pass in review the favours of the lord, taking what He did for Israel as being typical of what He has done for us. 1. The first blessing mentioned is that of humbling: “And He hu... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land._ THE LAND OF PROMISE We will first take the central picture which is presented to us, and we shall then notice the neighbouring thoughts held up to us. “The Lord bringeth thee into a good land.” These words were uttered, as you know, to a number of... [ Continue Reading ]
_When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God._ PROSPERITY A TEST These words occur in Moses’ farewell charge to the Israelites. Moses had long stood to his people in the relation of father as well as general, and, like a father, has at the end a good many last words to... [ Continue Reading ]
_Beware that thou forget not the Lord._ NATIONAL WEALTH Here we have Moses’ answer to the first great question in politics--What makes a nation prosperous? To that wise men have already answered, as Moses answered, “Good government; government according to the laws of God.” But the multitude, who... [ Continue Reading ]
_Remember the Lord thy God, for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth._ TO REMEMBER GOD IS THE WAY TO GET WEALTH 1. The duty enjoined. Thou shalt remember the Lord, etc. 1. In point of contemplation to remember Him, that is, to think of Him, and to have Him often in our minds. There’s no... [ Continue Reading ]
_If thou do at all forget the Lord._ FORGETFULNESS OF GOD, DESTRUCTION TO THE SOUL I. What is that forgetfulness of god of which the present effects on our moral and religious character are so highly injurious, and of which the future consequences in regard to our eternal prospects are so dreadful... [ Continue Reading ]