The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-13
HIS WORKS AND WORD
LESSON III, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL ~.

Text OF tho Lesson, rs. XIX. liza.
Memory Verses. 7-iI-Goiden Text. Ps.
xix. Parliamentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
An Easter lesson is suggested (Nath.
xviii. lao. rs optional instead OF this, but
sith anoiuted eyes we may find an album
lance OF resurrection truth In this lesson,
for certainly the last five verses OF the pre-
vious psalm are full Of the resurrection
triumphs OF the Messiah.
l. We have In this psalm three books
Creation, |, @; Scripture, vii, H. and Con-
science. xii, IL; and these have been called
David's whole Library. The heavens may
include the AERIAL, solar, starry and high
est, the first three within range OF our
vision. and therefore here referred to- the
last seen by Paul in the Spirit oil Cor. xii,
%. We cannot look up either by day or
night, il we have Rnointed eyes (Rev. iii,
49,, without beholding the glory of God in
the works Of his hands.
2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and
night unto night showeth knowledge" IL
is written in Rom. /. 20, that His eternal
power and Godhead may be known by the
works Of His hands, but surely not with
out the aid of the Spirit who is ready to
teach every one The stars taught Abram
that so should his seed be (Gen. XIV, ~; that
seed is Christ and His resurrection joint
heirs (Gal. iii, 10. 90; John xii, 2i).
3. There is no speech nor language;
their voice is not heard" Yet they shine
steadily and continuously, preaching with
out intermission, the one taking up where
the other left of; unappreciated by the
multitude, unthanked, and yet delighting
to do the will Of God. There are many
earthly lives something the same. Shine
on. o quiet onel Thy God sees and APP
proves; be content.
4. Their line is gone out through all the
earth and their words 10 the end of the
world" For signs and seasons, days and
years (Gen. |, ~ TO the whole world. Let
Mary's memorial in all the world Mark
xiv, 8, % encourage others TO do what they
can unto Him.
g. "In them hath He set a tabernacle for
the sun, which is rs bridegroom coming
out of his chamber. and rejoiceth as a
strong man TO run n race" The taber-
nacle, the sun, the bridegroom are all sug-
gestive of Christ and His redeemed, both
in humiliation and resurrection glory
He tabernacled among US in the flesh and
He now dwells in us (Iohn i, IA; r. V,
margin, xiv, %; ii Cor iv, H. Every be-
lever should be looking forward to the
marriage Of the Lamb, when the JOY Of
Bridegroom and Bride shall be consum-
mated, and then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun (Rev. xix, Z, S; Math
xiii, 43)
6. His going forth is from the end of tho
heaven, and his circuit unto the ends Of IT,;
and there is nothing hid from the heat
thereof" So shall we with Him in resur
rection power and glory share all that is
His (John xvii, 22) in heaven and on earth
and cause the richness of His grace and
glory 10 be known everywhere. But this
cannot be till that Easter morning when
we shall be like Him q John iii, p.
Z. The law of the Lord is perfect, con-
verting the soul; the testimony of the Lord
is sure, making wise the simple" Sun,
moon and stars silently proclaim Him, but
in the volume of the Book we find Him
more fully. Law, testimony, statutes,
commandments, fear judgments are all
His. Notice six times "of the Lord" He
is the author and embodiment of all. He
is my salvation and my wisdom.
8. The statutes Of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart the commandment of
the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes"
He is my 10Y and my light; His word the
Joy and rejoicing Of my heart Himself
my light and my salvation. Let Scripture
speak, and read Job xiii, 10; Jer. XIV, l6;
Ps xvii, /; cXix, o. l0j; John viii, II;
John i, :.
o. 1.-THE fear of the Lord is clean, endur-
ing forever; the judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether" Not only
salvation, wisdom, JOY and light, but ever
lasting Righteousness are all in Him and
made ours Ivy His word and Spirit John Vi,
63) What JOY should fill US because we
have His word, what zeal should possess
us 20 carry it to others?
10 More to be desired are they than
gold, yea. than much fine gold; sweeter
also than honey and the honeycomb."
Compare Ps cXiX, 1903. All this worlds
riches and sweetness are here outdone
Even believers have been known TO turn
away from the Bible TO other books for
sweetness, but while they may know Jesus
as Saviour they do not know Him as Lord,
or they would not turn from Him for any
thing.
II. Moreover by them is thy servant
warned, and in keeping Of them there is
great reward" His word in our hearts
keeps us from SHINING against Him FPS
cixx, I'D. And while here in this life we
have the consciousness of sins forgiven,
peace with God. acceptance in the beloved
q John ii, -; Rom. V, l; Eph. i, 8, y; who
can estimate the reward of the faithful
when like Him, and with Him, we shall
receive from Him the crowns we may have
won on the eTrth. (Jas. |. -; Cor. TX, p;
/ Pet. V, 1; ii Tim. w. S.
10 'Who can understand his errorsi
Cleanse thou me from secret faults" The
contemplation of the king i'm His works
and in His word reveals more fully our
sinfulness; and thoughts of His glory,
which we shall share with Him, makes us
want TO be more holy now lisa. vi, 5; JOB
xiii, 5, 6; John iii, 3; III Cor. iii, Isl.
ID. keep Lack thy servant also from
presumptuous sins; let them not have
dominion over me; then shall be upright,
and | shall be innocent from the great
transgressioh." One has said that the sins
we see and confess are only like a box of
samples compared with the stock in store.
We may count hairs or stars, but sins can
not be numbered, and yet the blood of
Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin. As TO
presumptuous sins see Deut. i, 43; xvii, IL.
He earnestly desires cleansing from all sin
secret and manifest, small and great. 1t
Is good sign when we hate all sin.
IA. LET the words of my mouth, and
the meditation of my heart, be acceptable
In thy sight, o Lord, my strength and my
Rsdeemer." This is like Paul, who says
eve make it our aim whether ut home or
absent TO be well pleasing unto Him" Oil
Cor, v, 9, r. W He also said to Timothy
"Study to show thyself approved unto
God" Oh Tim. ii, l5). Only as we see our
selves to be dead with Christ, and risen in
His Christ; and know something of the