_Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my Rock._ THE PRAYER OF A SAINT IN DISTRESS I. He prays that God would graciously hear and answer him now that, in his distress, he called upon him (Psalms 28:1). Observe-- 1. His faith in prayer. “O Lord, my rock.” 2. His fervency in prayer. “Unto Thee will I cry”-... [ Continue Reading ]
_Give them according to their deeds._ SAINTS DESIRE GOD TO PUNISH SINNERS I. why impenitent sinners deserve to be punished. Their wickedness lies in their endeavours, or intentions, to do evil. All their free, voluntary exercises are entirely selfish and criminal, for which they deserve to be puni... [ Continue Reading ]
_Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard._ A THANKSGIVING TRULY INSPIRED These verses throw light upon the religious experience of the psalmist, and from them we learn-- I. That his experience testified of answers to his prayer. There are two ways in which God answers prayer-- 1. Sometimes by... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is my strength and my shield._ A SACRED SOLO Note in the three sentences-there is in each that which is inward and that which is outward. “The Lord is my strength”--that is inward; “My shield”--that is outward. “My heart trusted in Him--inward; “I am helped”--outward. “My heart greatly r... [ Continue Reading ]
_Draw me not away with the wicked._ A PRAYER AGAINST IDENTIFICATION WITH UNGODLY MEN I. the character Of ungodly society. 1. Apostates--gone away from truth, virtue, God. 2. Rebels--wrong in relation to their own nature, society, God. 3. Hypocrites. II. the attractiveness of ungodly society.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; feed them also and lift them up for ever._ A PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH MILITANT Here are four choice blessings. I. save thy people. This prayer may refer-- 1. To their conversion. 2. Their sanctification. 3. Their recovery from backsliding. 4. Their... [ Continue Reading ]