The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-23

The man who experiences this delight ls
glad that there Is q God. That atheistie
philosophy which makes the whole world
10 bo a chance production which grew OF
itself, or developed itself by some innate
force, Ia very dreary piece OF fiction TO
the man who delights himself In the Al.
mighty. tremble at any teaching, re.
ligious or scientific, which soems 30 place
God further OF than wo have believed Him
10 bo. To draw Him nearer 10 mo, and
myself nearer 10 Him, 10 the innermost
longing Of my soul. Do you not feel the
samei know you do II you have child
like spirit towards Him. We delight TO see
God In the shadow Of every passing cloud,
In the coloring of every opening flower, In
the glitter OF every dewdrop, In the twink
ling OF every star. The Lord is personally
At work In all the processes OF nature, and
natural laws are simply tho Lords usual
method Of operation. Our God is so near
US that In Him we live, and move, and
have our being. Beloved, the thought OF
God Is to the souls OF those who know and
love Him the most delightful that can cross
tho mind. To put God away from us is
injury to our happiness, as we'll as trsa-
son TO our duty; but TO get nearer and
clearer Views OF His omnipresenco, His
omnlsclenco, His omnlpotence, Is TO In.
crease tho Joy Of our heart
Practically put, this delight In tho Al
mighty shows itself In the Christian whom
nothing else remains 10 him, II no be
stripped OF everything, ho orlesi "The
Lord Ia my portion" When the cupboard
Is bare, and the garments are worn out,
and poverty stares the man In tho face, he
sAysi "My God IL such a satisfactory and
All-Sufllciont portion that l am rich and
increased In goods while possessing moth .
ing but my God" The same ia true whom
such a man is surrounded with every
earthly comfort, for no still foelsi "Ths
Lord Is my portlon." The saint bsgs
vshsmently OF his God that ho may not
have his portion In this life. II God were
70 multiply his stores bsyo his power 10
oount them, ho would bo dissatisfied unless
In all those he saw his Fathers covenant
love, Ono saint, who suddenly became
poor, was still as happy as ever, for he
said, "Whon had abundance, I saw God
In all things, and now that have lost my
property 500 all things In God" Those
are equally blessed states OF mind. II
were we'll 10 combine them, and see God In
all things, and all things In God,. at the
same time SO II should be with tho boz
Hover. "Why," saith ho, "theso earthly
comforts never were my delights;
these were not my daily mama, but only
little stAy.bys for the tlmo; sips Of sweet
ness while pass through tho barren
wildorness,D Tho Lord was and 10 my
chief portion, my well OF comfort, the rock
OF my salvation. II wo mako props Of our
outward Joys, wo shall fall whom they are
taken away; but II wo rest wholly upon
the foundation OF Divine love, altogether
apart from external things, We shall never
bo moved, Happy Is the Christian who
can practically enjoy delight In tho Al
mighty by making Him TO DO his all In all,
all tho day, and oyory day.
"DOlight thySolf In the Lord" This will
give you plea ure In the midst Of pain. Do
you know what 10 Is 10 have many aches
and suiforings, and perhaps a throbblng
head, and yet 10 fool that you have anoth-
or self which has no pains, because 10
dwollS In God, whore all 10 calm and quioti
You felt that II would be a great mercy 10
DO released from this painful life; and yet
| you have not raised tho question with your
God, but have waltOd His good pleasure,
Faith has mado You fool; "Whorovor ]
am, whatever feel, 80 long as God Is near
mo, and His sweet love fills my bosom,
will greatly rejoice and triumph In tho God
OF my salvation"
This via show ltsolf In your life, for II
viii DO pleasure TO do anything TO oxalt
tho nhmo OF God. II win glld your ordl-
nary conversation with Heavenly splon.
dor, II In II you Adorn tho doctrine OF God
your Saviour In all things. You will march
10 Heaven bonoath the spoil OF celestial
music, and the bllsS Of tho glorlaod will
stimulate your spirits, when you can fool
that all IL for God, and that God Ia all In
all TO you. This Ia 10 delight yourself In
tho Almighty. God give US 10 got Into that
state, and 10 kcop thero TIL wo leap 10
Heaven, aud aro In that stato
THE NAME ALMIGHTY.
call your attention 10 tho special namo
by which EliphaE describes tho OVER
blessed God; no sAys, "Delight thysolf In
| tho Almighty." Isit not singular that ho
should choose torn descriptive OF om-
impotence as tho paramount cause Of the
believers dollghti God 10 love, and I can
readily understand how ono might delight
himself In God uudor that aspect; but the
believer Ia taught TO delight himself In
God as strong and mighty. What mercy
II IL that thoro Ia power that makes for
| Righteousness THAT at tho back Of all
these wars and oonfuhons, and behind all
ain and false doctrine, thoro 10 an inanito-
ly powerful God During the last fow
weeks you have felt an intense Joy In the
omnipotenoo OF God. You have whispered
10 your forobodingsi "It Ia all right. The
Almighty 10 not paraly Ecd, His arm Ia NOT
shortened, the Lord reigneth." Brethren,
tho pendulum swings 10 and fro, advance
Ing and rotrosting, but yet thoro 10 real
progress made, you can not 500 II by
watching tho pendulum, but up higher on
tho face OF the clock thoro Ia evidence Of
an onward march and Of a coming hour.
The Kingdom Of God Ia coming righteous
ness shall prevail. Delight also In tho fact
that Jehovah 10 almighty In morcy-mighty
10 save. Ho can forgive tho groatost sin
He can change tho hardest heart, Ho car
help US TO fight out unto victory tho storm
est OF our battles against unrighteousnoas!
He 10 stronger than ain and Satan, for al
power dwolls with him. Surely, whor
you 600 omnipotencs liukod with right
eousnoss and mercy, you will delight your
self In tho Almighty.
Think Of tho Lords almightIncss In th
mattor OF tho keeping, preserving, defend
Ing and porfocting Of all His people. tn
sheep Of His pasture shall not perishi 10
the good Shepherd 10 ompipotont TO smit
the roaring lion who would devour thom
Mono that trust In Him bhall ovcr b
ashamed or confoundcd, world withou
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