_I cried unto the Lord with my voice._ RELIGION IN THE TRIALS OF LIFE: - I. The trials here represented. He speaks of himself as-- 1. Overwhelmed (verse 3). 2. Walking in snares (verse 3). 3. Destitute of friends (verse 4). 4. Greatly reduced (verse 6). 5. Greatly persecuted (verse 6). 6. Im... [ Continue Reading ]
_When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then Thou knewest my path._ AFFLICTION AND CONSOLATION I. The dejection which he felt. 1. A painful consciousness of past guilt. 2. An oppressive endurance of present trouble. 3. A keen anticipation of future ills. II. The refuge that he sought. “Then... [ Continue Reading ]
_No man cared for my soul _ GOD’S CARE FOR EACH LIFE With normal natures happiness begins with the thought that God has time to care for each life. In a world where no grain of sand escapes Nature’s notice, where there are no runaway stars or suns, where a Divine Ruler leads a beautiful world out... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living._ GOD IN CHRIST, THE BELIEVER’S REFUGE AND PORTION I. Concerning the refuge. 1. God in Christ is the refuge itself (Isaiah 4:6; Zechariah 3:8; Zechariah 6:12; John 1:14; Isaiah 32:2; Deuteronomy 33:27). 2. This refuge is by a legal dest... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bring my soul out of prison._ THE SOUL IN PRISON I. The prison into which so many souls are cast. David said, “In the way wherein I walked, the hunters laid a snare for me.” No one had better intentions than David; and I believe that nobody has better intentions than ourselves. But the best of wis... [ Continue Reading ]