The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-20

given Que encourages others To come RS
Ii, l., 49,. There Is "A timo and way To
find liin and "a timu whom He may not ne
found sec Isa. ", 4; Jcr. xxx, l3 PROV
/, rs 80. in tho city of refuge tho man
who otherwise might havo been put to
death was perfectly safe. In Christ there
i, no condemnation, for He has been de-
livered for our ultenscs and raised again
for our Justification, and the sins cannot
ho found which by His blood have been
blottol ont (Rom. w. %; viii, -.
Z Thou art my hidinR place; Thou
shalt preserve mo from trouble; Thou
shalt compass mo about with songs o( de-
liyrraucc. -elsh' See the three "rhous"
In this verso. He is our Refuge, Prcservrr.
Dclivcrnr 1t Is Himself, not anything
nor any ono else. God is our refuge and
strength; tho Lord Of Hosts l. with us
Ops. XVI, /, -. Rejoice in tho Lord; bless
the Lord wait On thy God continually.
My soul wait thou only upon God Ops
xxxHi, /; xxxlv, / xii .; Hos. xii, O..
.. II will instruct thcc and teach thec
in the way which thou shalt 20; | will
guide thee with mino eye Not only nre
there forgiveness and safety, rest and
peace, for all who turn to Him, but also
sure guidance In all tho affairs of life for
all who arc willing to- he guided. The
marginal reading, Il will counsel thee,
mino eye shall be upon thee " tells MS that
not only will He direct as, but He will
watch us to SEQ that wlpct thore. SEQ also
| tho very precious assurances of guidance
in Isa. xxx, 81; Xviii, II; lvih, II.
8. "Bc ye not as TIM horse or rs the
mule which have no understanding, whose
mouth must ho held In with hit and bride,
lest thcy como near unto thee" Tho r.
V. says, Whose trnppings must 10 bit
aud nridlo to hold them In, else they will
not como near unto thee" As to these an
imals boiling guided by bit and bride they
arc often more easily guided than THEN
masters but the thought OF thor coming
near only ms compelled by tho oiroum
stances of bit apd bride is very suRgestiv,
OF many people who will not como near t,
God except rs compelled ny circumstances
10. MANY sorIuws shall hc to tn,
wicked, but he that trustcth IN the Lore
mercy shall compass him about" Thi
reference to the wicked must DO taken IN
tho light Of all Scripture, which tells III
elscw here that sometimes the wicked pros
pereth in his way and hringoth wicked de
vices to lpnss. They arc not in trouble IA
other mon, their Dyes stand out with fat
ness, they have more than heart coult
wish Dps. xxxvii, Z, lxxiii, b, -. But the,
shall perish, they shall bo cut of Thcl
their prosperity ends and their sorrows bo
gin and shall never end
H. BE glad in the Lord and rejoice "
righteous, and shout for JOY all ye that ar
upright In heart. No good thing is with
held from them that walk uprightly ops
lxaxiv, ~ He who spared NOT His owl
son will with Him freely give us all thing
(Rom. Viii, 82). 1t becomes U.S. therefore
to say that though all else fail "Yct | vii
rejoice In the Lord, | will joy in the Go,
OF my salvation" (Hab. Iii, ls). The Lor,
, Himself is our unchanging and unfnilin
portion. Thore is nothing that He canno
, and will not do for those who trust II
i, Him. Rcir'"c H. 'Nr r-,l AWAY.