The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11
A SONG OF PRAISE.
LESSON VII, SECOND QUARTER, nv
TERNATloNAL SERIES, MAY IS.

Memory Verses, I-5-GoIden Text, Ps
Gill, documentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
l. BLESS the Lord, o my soul, and all
that is within me bless His holy name"
One has called this a Psalm of David
when carried out of himself up to heaven.
2 BLESS the Lord, o my SOUL and for
get. not all His benefits" Consider how
great things he hath done for you q Sam.
xii, 24), but think chiefly of the gift of His
Son and all things that are yours in Him
(John iii. 10; Rom. viii, 32). Then say
with Jeremiah even in darkest days, 1.-THE
Lord is my portion, saith my soul"
g. who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases" Having re-
ceived Jesus Christ, the Lord. as our own
personal Saviour. it is our privilege to
know that we have the forgiveness of all
our sins, and shall in due time have body
that disease and death shall never touch
CEph. i. G, Z; | John ii, ~ Isa xiii, 25
Phil. iii, 90 81; John iii. 2; Rom. viii, 49,
4. who redeemeth thy life from de-
Etruction who crowneth thee with loving
kindness and tender mercies." See in lob
xxxiii. 1870 how many things God does to
deliver us from going down to the pit. He
is not willing that any should perish, and
His mercies are new unto us every morn
ing Oh Pet. iii, 9; Lam. iii, %. 49,
D. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good
things; so that thy youth is renewed like
the eagles" Here is the way of perpetual
freshness, like the tree of Ps i. 8: Jer. xvii
s. And here IS also the only true sauisfac-
tion FPS. xxxvi, s; lxv 4; evil. Q; Deut.
xxxiii, 23)
G. The Lord executeth righteousness
oil z bA,f ood
David could testify as TO Gods dealings
with himself. for he had learned to leave
all his affairs to God q Sam. Xxx 6; Ii
Sam. xvi, ~. He also thought Of Gods
deliverance of Israel from the oppression
Of Egypt
:. ''He made known His ways unto
Moses. His acts unto the children of Is
rael." AL could see His acts, but only those
near to Him ~ Moses could understand
His ways. The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear Him. and He will show
them His covenant ops. XIV, l4.
8 1.-THE Lord is mercifuI and gracious
slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.
See His name rs proclaimed to Moses in
FIX. xxxiv, 6, Z. and think of Jesus Christ
rs God manifest in the flesh, full of grace
and truth Il Tim. iii, l6 John |. l4l. Paul
says that in his case the grace of God was
exceeding abundant Il Tim. i, IA. 15).
g. "He will not always chide, neither
will He keep His anger forever" See lisa.
Nii, 10; Mic. vii, is. 10. a commentary
upon this verse, and think of the time
when the whole of Israel shall sing. Thine
anger is turned away and thou comfortedst
me" lisa. xii. u.
10. "EIe hath not dealt with us after our
sins. nor rewarded US according to our in
EQUITIES" And whyf Because He has
found a ransom and dealt with another in
our stead (J OBJ xxNiii, "A; Lev. xvii, IL; lisa.
lii, 5, g. Sin must be dealt With, but our
substitute having suffered in our stead we
are free in Him.
IL. For rs the heaven Is high above the
earth, so great is His mercy toward them
that fear Him" His ways and thoughts
are also as high as heaven above ours lisa.
", S, 81. This being the case, what folly it
is to indulge in our thoughts concerning
His great salvation. Rather let us just
believe His every word about it and re-
joice.
~ LAS far as the east is from the west,
80 far hath He removed our transgressions
from us" Read with this lisa. xxxviii, IL;
xiii, %; Mic. vii, 10, and by the same Holy
Spirit in the New Testament q John ii, II;
/. Z; Col i. 40 and if these words do not
make your soul cry ont BLESS the Lord"
then it Is evident that you do not believe
them.
l3 Like as a father pitieth his children,
so the Lord oitieth them that fear Him."
This, with lisa Xvi. l3. AS one whom his
mother comforteth so will comfort YOU"
is surely more than enough to make glad
the heart of every true child of God. Come
close and trust Him fully
ssEor He frnu1a. He
nnembereth that we are dust" To sin He
cannot be lenlent; but TO the sinner saved
by His grace He is very pitiful. recognizing
the weakness of the flesh and making full
provision for our constant cleansing Mark
xiv, 80; | John i, 81.
Is LAS for man, his days are as grass;
as flower of the field so he hourisheth"
Compare Isa. xl. 6-S, and observe that THE
word of our God endureth forever" See
also in John H. II, that HE that doeth
the will of God abideth forever" Let US
choose the eternal
l6 For the wind passeth over it and it
is gone: and the place thereof shall know
it no more" All true of the mere natural
man, the unsaved man, who dies in his
sins; but if a child of God, having God in
him, and being thus one with God, he is
eternal.
everlasting to everlasting upon them that
fear Him, and His righteousness unto
children's children" All who despise and
reject His mercy have only themselves to
blame. See Prov. i, 1888. Only accept
II i'm and. His eternity and righteousness
are yours.
IS. ITO such rs keep His covenant, and
to those that remember His command
ments to do them" There are no works
but those of Christ connected with the OBJ
tanning of salvation rom iv, 5; Eph. ii, s,
81, but having received Christ we must
necessarily work. for the absence OF works
is proof that we have not received Him
(Math. vii, 81; Jas. i, 22).
49, 1.-THE Lord hath prepared His throne
In the heavens: and His kingdom ruleth
over ALL" The time will come when the
Son of Man shall sit on the throne OF His
glory, and then shall the overcomers sit
with Him on His throne aud rule with
Him (Math. xxi. 81, Rev. iii, q; v, 8, l0).
20. BLESS the Lord. ye His angels that
excel in strength, that do His command
ments, hearkening unto the voice OF His
word" Angels shall rejoice with all the
redeemed when the kingdom comes and
Gods will is uone on earth as in heaven;
and meantime they rejoice in every sinner
that comes to Jesus (Rev. V, II, l2 Luke
XIV, l0).
81 "Bless We the Lord, all ye His hosts;
ye ministers of His that do His pleasure"
Observe two things about these angels and
hosts they hear His word and do His
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