_Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee._ COMMUNION WITH GOD IN AFFLICTION I. Why God sees fit to afflict His children by the dispensations of His providence. 1. God sometimes afflicts His children to reclaim them from their delusions in religion. They are naturally bent to backslidin... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins._ GOD COMES NEARER TO THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE IN THEIR DUTIES THAN HE DOTH TO ANY HYPOCRITICAL OR FORMAL PROFESSOR By God’s nearness we understand not His omnipresence (that neither comes nor goes), nor His love to His people (that abides),... [ Continue Reading ]
_If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses?_ THE HEROISM OF ENDURANCE Jeremiah had to pay the price of singularity. He had to learn not only to do without the sweet incense of popular favour, but also to stand unflinching even when it tur... [ Continue Reading ]
_Mine heritage is unto Me as a speckled bird._ A SPECKLED BIRD Mine (God’s) heritage is unto Me as a speckled bird. As an owl, say some, that loveth not the light; as a peacock, say others, as oft changed as moved. God, that could not endure miscellany seed, nor linsey-woolsey, in Israel, can less... [ Continue Reading ]