Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-14


Memory Verses. 1-6-GOlden Text
Ps. xiii, documentary Prepared
by Rev. d. NJ. stearns.
copyright, 1908, by American Press Association
The title of this lesson, "Davlds
trust in God" tells only in part the
subject matter of this most familiar
portion Of Scripture. 1t certainly does
tell of Dayid's trust, but it tells first OF
Him of whom the Twenty-second ana
Twenty fourth Psalms tell so fully'
Him who was ,forsaken because OF our
sins, who was made sin for us, whom
all the kindreds of the nations snail yet
worship, the King of Glory, the Lord or
Hosts (xxii, /, q; xiv, 7-1O), FOR II Is
true that in these psalms, and perhaps IN
every psalm, the spirit by David spake
of Christ Oh Sam. xiii, 2; Acts L. o.
al Christians in his Christ of the
Psalms says: 1.-The spirit through Ia
vid spake Of the mystery OF the 1ncar-
nation of the Son Of God, OF HIS suHer-
ings. His death, His resurrection, his
ascension into heaven, His 1ntermedl-
ate work from the time OF His resur-
rectiOn until His return in power ana
great glory to set up the Kingdom
which shall never be destroyed Dan.
q Al. He foresaw and foretold the
redemption of the world from the
bondage of corruption at the glorious
manifestation of the sons OF Cod
Rom. viii, 10, 2D.
On this psalm which is our lesson to-
dav he SAYS I'VE here recognize Jesus
as the Lamb in relation to His Father
as His Shepherd. to whose care and pro-
lection He ever committed Himself"
He delighted in every word OF COO,
living upon it as the sheep on the pas
ture of the tender herb, refusing the
traditions of men as sheep turn away
from coarse, rank grass. AS sheep ap-
proach not a cataract, but love the qui-
ct stream, so He delighted in the peace
able infiowings of Gods spirit. He ful-
filed all righteousness and glorlhed
His Fathers name. The Father. was
ever His support and comfort IN lie
and death, and in the hour Of His temp
tation, both in the wilderness ana IN
Cethsemane, the angels ministered
unto Him as unto Elijah. A table IS
for supply and communion. The Holy
Spirit ever filled Him, and that without
| measure. He was anointed with the
Holy Ghost and with power. All the
DAYS of His sojourn upon earth He
lived in the consciousness Of His Fa-
Tiers goodness and mercy, saying, The
Father sent Me, and live by the Fa-
Their: / do always those things that
please Him" John vi, 81; viii, 29). Even
when en- earth He dwelt in heaven and
spoke of Himself as ''the Son Of Man
who is in heaven" John Iii, 49,.
Having seen something of the refer
ence Of the psalm to Christ, the believ-
err can the better apply it to himself,
for by faith in Him we become identi-
fed with Him in His suffCrings and
His glory. "Hc shall feed His flock
like a shepherd" and He says, "ie, my
flock. the flock Of my pasture, are men,
and | am your Cod QSa. Xl. II: Eek.
! XXXiv, II, 81. He is the Good Shcp-
| herd who gave His life for the sheep;
! the Great Shepherd, risen from the
! dead and in everlasting covenant with
| the Father concerning the sheep, and
! the chief Shepherd who will reward
| the faithful Il; His appearing GOhn Y,
II: Heb. xiii, 20. u; Pet. V. Il. On
| the authority rf Rom. viii, 80, and Phil.
| iv, 10. the redeemed of the Lord can
never lack anything that they really
need, but He is too wise to give us all
we want or ask for because we often
ask unwiscly GAS. iv, b.
Rest and peace He gives to all who
are His if they will let Him. Il will
give you rest" "NIy peace | give unto
YOU" are His own words Matt. II, %
80; John xiv, %, and even though out
wardly .tribulation may be our portion,
yet in Him we can always have peace
John xvi 33>. When sheep lie down
in green pastures they have evidently
eaten enough; they are satisfied, Tor
He filleth and Satisfieth as when He
fed the 5000 and the 1000 Ps. evil 9;
XXXvi, 81.
| While His sheep can never perish
| John Y. 2S, 29), they may wander
| away from His kind care and need to
| be sought out and restored QcZek.
xxxiv, ~, so David prayed Restore
unto me the joy of Thy salvation ops.
Ii, ~. There can be no fellowship
with Him except in the way of right
eousness, that which is right in His
sight, but in such ways He delights to
lead His willing ones.
He is ever with us all the days, night
| and day, caring for US every moment
the Father of mercies and the God Of
all comfort, comforting us that we may
comfort others, and while our whole
sojourn on earth in the mortal body
may truly be said to be in the valley of
the shadow Of death, all the jouruey is
made light by His presence, and if
| death itself ShOull toucl Ms and take