The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ron SUNDAY OCT. 81.
"Sin, For givencss aud Peace" Palm
81, 1.tt-Golden TEXT: Rom. D. 4
Notes.

Our letson today Is one Of the seven peni-
tential psalms the others being the 9th. 5ist
8Sth, i09d l30th and l43d this and the Dist
are SUI joscd To have been written by David
after that dark chapter in his life and il we
should judge by the contents Of each we
might suppose the latter to have been writ
ten first. In tho title this is called "A Psalm
of David" and In II Sam. xiii, I, ., he
is called the sweet psalmist of Israel aud IL
is written that "the Spirit OF the Lord spake
by him. and His word was in his tongue;'
therefore ne ought TO- come to thcsc words
Of the Spirit through David, iirmly believ-
ing Rom. Nv, ~, and relying on the same
Spirit TO give us tho comfort aud instruction
here for us. The word "maSchil,' also in
the title. and used here for the first time,
signifies "to act wisely and surely David
acted wisely when he confessed and received
forgiveness
l., "Transgression forgiven, sin
covered, inigmty not imputed.'
TransgreSsion signifies the going beyond
bounds or doing that which We should not do,
tin is coming short Of the mark. ar leaving
undone that which We ought to have done;
iniquity signifies anything distorted or per-
verse ard seems 20 refer to the natural heart,
which is all wrong since the fall and mani
tests its psrVerseness in sin and trausgression.
- that here We have the whole matter Of
wrong and wrong doing disposed of and for
we can understand that way. The Holy
Spirit. referring to these very words tells us
in Rom iv.. 5.S. that this doing away with
sin, and consequent imIutation ut righteous.
neSs. Is apart from any works ON our part
hut iscniirely uf grace through the rclCmp-
tion that is In Christ Jesus and is freely
granted to every believer. The words "ln
whose spirit there is no guile Indicate that
60 enjoy these blessings there must hc on out
part the absence of all deceit for that is the
word and sincere confession ot, aud turn
ing away from, the sin or trausgrcssion.
Coming thus, with true penitence and humil.
ity, and trusting only IN the merits and work
of the Lord Jesus Christ, who was made sin
for MS, and who bare our sins ia His own body
on the cross Ill Cor. v. n: | Pot H., ~,
We may I've as sure rs We ar" that God dvcs
that He for ChriSt's sake, has blottcd out all
that was against us, and will remember II nC
more lisa xiii. %; Eph iy., 3!l; that bc
ing Justified by faith we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Colder
textl
3, 4. "Whcn kept silence Now. that is
sometimes n good thing to do, and David
more than once practiced 10 wisely lPs
xINviii., l3, xxx, |, ., hut when, in
this case there was sin 10 bc confessed, IL was
no time 90 keep silent. and he here tells Us oi
his suiIerings on account of his sinful silence
rs a warning To us. lie that coycrpth his
sius shall not prosper: but whose Cpufes, seth
.. 81 uckra "lcdged, Thou for
gavcSt" Some one has said that sin mcun
feSSed, like n gathering wound, SwcllS and
torments, hut the lance gives relief: sincere
confession is the lance which brings the peace
of forgiveness.
&. For this shall every on. that is golly
y pray unto Thee Every sinner rejoicing in
J the forgiveness OF sins is AN encouragement
To others Co come and obtain the like bless.
ing; every Christian who has had the joy of
salvation (which they had for time lost 10y
trsnsgreSsonl restored 20 him Is an Cncuur
agcmont to other blacksliders 10 return.
I :. "'rhou art my hiding place. Notice
( the word thou three times in this verse,
IL is God Himself who is our hiding place,
preserver and deliyerer. David had beer
hiding from God. like Adam aud Eve in the
garden OF Eden lGen. ill.,, :, l0l, but now, his
sin forgiven, he hides in God from the sdver
Sary, who no doubt roared against him: this
is n sure and safe hiding place, but all Others
will I've swept away tlsa, xviii, ~.
/ : ~ will instruct thee and teach thee IN
the way which thou shalt go.n Evidently tn,
Lord Is now speaking in reply Ia David, foi
no one can instruct and teach like Him, and
no one is capable but Him He has moi
promised that we shall have no trouble that
we shall never pass through fire or water; on
the contrary He has told us that I'm the
world we shall have trlbulatiop. anil that "all
that will live godly IN Christ Jesus shall sui.
fer persecution John xvi, 33; II Tim. III ,
IL but lie has promised To be with MS in ths
trouble, and thus lead Us while He preserves
us from being IN any way injured 10y II. The
word here translated Instruct signifies 20
I make successful or prosperous, rs m Josh. h.,
/ Z, s; Kings H., 3, where II is 50 translated;
but the moro common Old Testament word
for instruction signifies chnstlsement; II
. therefore becomes us, II We sincerely desire
To be led by Him. To believe that He does
lead us and in what seems ofttimes % be the
most adverse circumstances, we should hear
Him say: II am the Lord thy God who
teacheth thee 10 profit, who leadeth thee
by the way that thou shouldest go' lisa,
, Xviii, ~.
II will guide thee with Mine eye" Notice
the marginal reading, which seems equal 10
saying: ~ will tell you how 10 go and then
watch you to see that you keep IN the right
way or as il is plainly stated in lisa. xxx,
81: Thine ears shall hear II word behind
thee, SAYING This is the way, walk ye in 1t,
when ye turn 10 the right hand and when ye
turn to the left" With such great and
precious promises how quiet we should be.
o. "Be ye not as the horse or as the mule" !"
IL Is manifest in everyday life that the big
gest mule is not always the one In the traces
and that horse often knows more than his
/ driver. Balanms ass saw moro than its
master, and opened its mouth TO some pur-
pose; but the rule prevails that horses and
mules have not the wisdom of men and must
be restrained and guided by bit and bride
Now, when men and women. aud particularly
Christians, need to be restrained by the bit
and bride of circumstances, which are Gods
providences. instead OF meckly and trust
ingly following their Shepherd it is anything
but creditable to them, and does no honor 10
that beautiful name by which they nre called.
10. MANY sorrows shall be to the wicked
but he that trusted In the Lord, mercy shall
compass him about Sorrows touch the
righteous as well as the wicked, but the sor-
rows OF the righteous are blessings in dis
guise, for the loving hand of the Lord is in
every one of them, and no matter what they
look like they are all goodness and mercy, so
! that the believer may truly say in all his
SORROWS: "Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.
/ III Cor. vi, l0l The sorrows Of the wicked,
on the other hand, are only the foretaste of
greater sorrows in the future when "rhe
! wicked shall be turned into he'll and all tho
nations that forget Cod CPs. ix,, III
| IL. "Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice We
| righteous Not circumstances nor feelings,
not things around us or within MS, not what
we do nor what is done for us but the Lord
| Himself and the Lord alone, is 10 be our sal
vation, our Joy, our strength, and that at all
| times.
''Shout for joy, all ye that are upright in
heart." We may be glad and rejoice in a
very quiet way but here is authority to make
| our Joy known; the inhsbitant Of Zion is ex,
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