Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-11-06
!, 1902. NEW SERlES--vOI xyr NJ, 20

dropped. He says God of my life, and
God my rock" There are FIVE "mys" in
the forty,third psalm, my cause" my
ST strength; my JOY, my SOUL my
until you begin to apply Him to your life,
and He will be to YOU just what you wish.
lie Is hike locked casket filed with Jew
els You may have such casket in your
possession Only the key. unlocking it
possession. This possessive pronoun is the
key In this case my God" and when
once You have grasped it nothing can
stand against you. David speaks of Jor-
dan, the Hermonites and Mizar. aAt .Jor-
dan the water rolled back on the Her.
monltss. the kings were defeated near to
Mizar, the law was given. and he may
have meant to say difficulties as great as
Jordan. enemies as strong as the kings.
none of these things shall move me- He is
my God; or it may mean that since these
places are farthest from the tabernacle
no trial can be too severe for me-"
Nv.
"God of my life" This is further on in
the line of truth. You will notice that
the two preceding expressions are thus put
together. One who is learning of God is
like child learning his alphabet He
knows his letters, but who is there that
knows all the words into which the letters
may be shaped. and who has read all the
with God, He is the God of my life What
It | am forsaken, He is nv Father; what
If L am comfortless. He is like my mother;
what If / am cast down. He is nv re-
storer; what Z am hopeless and undone,
He is my hope.
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"God my rock" David was a. fugitive
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continually pursued by his enemies, and
since the country is full of mountains and
caves OF refuge are on every side of him
they become to him the picture of God.
He calls Him my rock. The names of God
are suited to every circumstance in life.
hold of this expression of David's. You
will be tempted on every side,. the enemy
is too strong for YOU but literally Dayid's
expression is, @God is my cliff" That is,
He, rises above the things of this world.
and He wants His children to understand
that wherever there is a heart big with
sorrow, wherever there is an eve filed
with tears or = lip quivering with agony
His ear is wide open to all their cries.
He marks down every necessity in His
memory; He will not forsake His own.
vi
/ "God my strength This means nv
strength belongs to God, and must use
| it only for His glory. He is taking note of
all that | do, and one day, shall be called
| wrap Himself about with night as a gar
ment. He might dwell alone far above
| this world, and look down with indiffer-
| ence upon the doings of His creatures.
We might look up into the heavens and
behold the stars and say. am nothing
care for me-" but not so. He notices
every one of us. He knows our names.
| has numbered the hairs of our head, and
not a sparrow falls to the ground except
1 | hepeath, -tha-aaza af- -His-e -Whateyer
/ upon us.
| the Louvre is that of Christ with eyes so
wonderful that walk which wav you will
the gaze is upon you, and so God is the
| God of my strength and one day 1 must
answer to Him for it.;
"God, my exceeding joy" This includes
all that has gone before. and it exceeds all
happiness. that depends upon circun-
stances. Tt is JOY of which David speaks
which may be ours though the night il
upon us and the burden is really too heavy
for us to bear. 1t exceeds all others in it's
duration, for it never ends This can be
their boundaries, but this is an illimitable
sea reaching beyond The bonds Of time and
lasting through eternity. 20 God" this
is souls cry, ssthe living Cod no one
else can satisfy. tMy God" He is mine,
and nothing can senarate me from Him:
.:God Of my life" He VIII ba whatever I
long to have Him be. "God my rock y
| He is my defense in every time Of need.
"God my strength" All that J have is
His. "God. my exceeding joys" He is be-
yond all that the world can give, and
when that joy fills the soul earth is
changed to heaven.