The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

mon1tes, the kings were defeated near to
Mlzar, the law was given, and he NAV
have meant to say difficulties as great "a
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 tabernacIe
David is saying, what if | am afar Off
no trial can be too severe for me-"
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God of my life." This is further on in,
the line of truth. You will notice that
the two preceding expressions are thus pus
together. One who is learning of God ii
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
books which they can make up. 1t is so,
with God, He is the God of my hfe.i What
if | am forsaken, He is my Father; what
if am comfortless, He is like my mother:
what If / am cast down, He is nv re-
storer; what If I am hopeless and undone.
He is my hope.
V.
God my rock" David was a fugitive.
and had little means of defense. He ia.
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.
Nothing is more fitting for us than to get
hold of this expression of David's You
will be tempted on every side, the enemy
expression is, Good is my cliff" That is,
He. rises above the things of this world,
and He wants His children to understand
that wherever there is heart big with
sorrow, wherever there is an eye filed
with tears or. lip quiverinyg 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 my
strength belongs to God, and l must use
it only for His glory He is taking note of
all that do, and one day / shall be called
to an account God might if He pleased
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.
behold the stars and say, Il am nothing
compared with these, and God does not
care for me-" but not so. He notices
every one of U.S. He knows our names,
has numbered the hairs of our head. and
not sparrow falls to the ground except
beneath the gaze Of His eye. Whatever
we do or bear or suffer the eye of God is
One of the most interesting pictures in
the Louvre is that of Christ with eyes so,
wonderful that walk which wav you will
the gaze is upon you, aud so God is the
Coo of my strength and one day must
answer to Him for it.
VII.
'''God, my exceeding JOY" This includes
all that has gone before, and it exceeds all
others, first. in its nature, for it is not
that depends upon circum-
stances. 1t is joy of which David speaks
which may be ours, though the night is
upon us and the burden is really too heavy
for us to bear. 1t exceeds all others in its
duration, for it never ends This can be
said of no other experience all Others have
their boundaries, but this is an illimitable
sea reaching beyond the bonds OF time and
lasting through eternity. go God" this
is souls cry, "the living God" no one
else can satisfy. "My God" He is rriue,
and nothing can separate me from Him. :
God of my life" He will be whatever L +
long to have Him be- "God my rock"
He is my defense in every time of need.
Good my strength" All that / have is
His. "God. my exceeding joy" He is be-
yond all that the world can give. and !
when that JOY fills the soul earth is
changed to heaven.