Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07


practicing truth in all the life.
In perfect peace. Hebrew, peace, peace.
A difficult passage. The margin is more
literal. See Variations. Word for word
it is: frame sustained, thou framest
peace, peace, l. G., the mind that leans
on God grows In God peace
Forever A peculiar Hebrew idiom,
duration and duration. Like our ever
and ever. On and on accurately and
graphically renders Lord Jeho-
yah. Hebrew, Jah Jehovah, the keep
ing God. This word comes from the
verb for being, living; CT. Supreme Be-
strength. Literal-
ly, ro,k OF eternities. From this the
expression, 70 k OF ages
Bringeth down. Literally, returnetb,
reduceth, l. e., to their native dust, all
are by nature. To the dust. Earth's
destination apart from God.
Will he deal unjustly? Reminding OF
the solemn declaration at Rev. %: IL
will not behold The Douay uses
glory OF the Lord. ~
Steps. Literally, stroke or fall, hence
tread or football. Differing from the
word feet, just used, as the effect differs
from the cause.
The way of the just is uprightness
The latter word is plural, 1. O., in
straight paths Thou most upright
Shorter form of word Just used and
translated uprightness, literally, straight
nesses. The Margin here seems nearer
to the original. See Variations.
Dost weigh. Better, level. 1t is the
picture of God clearing way for his
trustful people.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Salvation will God appoint for walls
and bulwarks That is what the SER
want OF the prophet saw when TIE Lord
opened his eyes and let him behold the
mountain around about "full OF horses
and OF chariots." Salvation for q wall.
How blessed the accomplishment! 1t is
what David Is thinking OF when he says
in lordly GOODNESS: ri will not be afraid OF
ten thousands OF people that have set
themselves against me round about"
Why? Because OF the defense that Is
his; for he has just said: "But thou,
Lord, art a shield about me-" Margin.
Salvation for bulwark. Why should
he be afraid? Eeset behind and before,
rearward and foreward; God every
where. "As the mountains are around
about Jerusalem so the Lord is rou d
about his people from henceforth even
forever"
Open we the gates. Pentecost! At last
the gates are open! And even then 1t
was not Israel that threw the door wide
open to the world; ii was the Spirit, and
yet other overwhc ming vistations must
he make before even the apost' es OF our
Lord have learned TO open them wide
and leave them open for Gentle as well
as Jew They were long while coming
to the truth OF free salvation. 80 are
we. But you say the gates are all wide
open. No; there are shut gates all
about us to-day. Bars and hindrances
there are that keep the world back
social bars, ecclesiastical bars, creedal
bars Why not try Gods way and make
his the only condition Of entrance?
@Open ye the gates that the righteous
nat on which <eepeth q an triith may en-
ter In"
Perfect peace. What is @perfect
peace?" 1t Is Just peace. "Teace.
peace" says the record. as II nothing
better could be said. IL reminds me OF
that bit OF meaningful tauto ogy at the
opening OF Psalm 81: "He that dwell
eth in the secret place OF the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Al
mighty" AS much as to say, he that
would abide must-sust abide That is
al, and that is much. How shall rest
when Il Jay me uOWH upon TIC COucHg
BY struggling for II, thinking about IL,
tossing about seeking for IT? No, by
simply resting. There the child ceased
fretting and turning, the eyes have
closed, the limbs lie unconstra ned, the
spirit resigned, the child is at last
asleep. / kLOw of no other way to set
peace, Gcd's peace. There, pillow your
head, your poor tired heart on God.
| Now whatever Is Gods is yours-his
peace.
Everlasting strength. or course that
means strength that lasts, lasts through
time and beyond, lasts through all stress
and strain, even death itself. "What IL
| they do go down., spako pious mother
of her sailor boys, whats the bottom
OF the sea?" You could read the an
swer In her trustful eyes: "The hollow
of his hand" With him we are SAFE
eternally safe. "Rock of ages" is tho
literal meaning of the words. Here Is a
rock to trust Up yonder on the side OF
the Cheyenne Mountains, weary with
climbing, / leaned against poised
rock, warily at first, for IL seemed about
to hurl itself down into the abyss. Then
rs felt its firm resistance and became
conscious Of its solid strength, a strange
sweet feeling of confidence and repose
came over me, and, o, how / rested!
Such rest is God.
" hen thy judgments are In the earth
the inhabitants of the world will learn
righteousness have just been reading
over again that beautiful prophecy of
Isaiah at the forty second chapter: "Be-
hold my servant whom / uphold"
have always been so delighted with tho
| first part OF the passage, with its ac-
cents of gentleness and forbearance. that
cou'd, get no further. This: ale shall
not cry, nor lift up. nor cause HIS voice
20 be heard I'm the street A bruised
reed shall he not break etc. So beau
tiful, so true. But read on: al have
been still and RETAINED myself; now
will cry like Travelling woman; will
destroy and devour at once" So fearful,
so true. i believe tiff a people per-
sistently scorn Coils goodness and mer-
cy they presently bring down upon them
selves the wrath OF cd against sin.
And then indeed there are schooling
days for men. There may be such times
ahead for this scoffing nation; and for
many a blasphemons community, many
o careless soul within the borders