Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-11-22
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To- Gods wonderful works.--Ps. XII
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IT, onderful works of God are
mal every hand about us IN
life avid hooked Into the heavens
snd inspired TO say, THE heavens
decI lie glory of God, and the fir
ma.au.4t snoweth His handiwork.' He
looked about him upon the earth and
said. bay unto day uttereth speech,
ana ns unto night showeth knowl-
edge And as he contemplated life
upoa lie SEA he declared; They that
go down to the sea in ships, that do
business in great waters--these see the
works Of God and His wonders in the
deep. Alany. o Lord my God, are
Thy wonderful works which Thou hast
done, Thy thoughts which are to
us-ward. They cannot be reckoned up
in order uuso Thee II would declare
and SPEAK If them they are more than
can be nur hereG."
The wor,s of God are wonderful in
every realm of life. They are seen In
the Great. jn of the universe. in its pres
erYatian aad in Gods provIdential care
over His people, and especially In the
provision He has made for their re-
demptien In Jesus Christ His Son. He
is blind indeed who does not see how
wonderful is the work OF God in Great
ing and preserving the material uni
verse In which we live. His providen-
tial care over His people is just as
wonderful No one can read the his
tory of Gods people without being Ina
pressed with the wonderfulness of
Gods works toward them. God has
preserved them In trouble He has
heard ara answered their prayers. In
the hour OF trial and danger He has de
Tended them and brought them safely
forth, often in the most marvellous
ways. And of His works OF grace
the most wonderful Is His redemption
of the world through His Son. Gods
love for the world and the method of
its manifestation are, after all, the
most wonderful things about Him.
Oh, wonsrous love. to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame.
That guilty sinners such as l
Might breathe that holy name!
Gods wonderful works should deeply
impress u.s. They should impress us
with the absolute assurance of His ex-
istence As Napoleon once said TO a
group of skeptical officers. Gentlemen,
II there be no God, who made the
starsT There is no rational, intelli-
gent explanation of the universe ex-
cept that found In Gen. !, l, In
the beginning, God created the heav-
ems. and the earth" He is a fool ii-
deed who says in his heart, There Is
no God" Gods works should call forth
our alteration and our praise We
praise the works of men, but what are
they compared to the wonderful works
of God? What artist ever drew pic
ture to be compared TO the rising or
setting sun, the works of Gods fingers
Specially should we praise God for His
wonderful works when they have been
exercised toward US. The psalmist's
ascription of praise was inspired by
Gods wonderful goodness to him. In
answer to his prayer God had removed
sorrow and put a song into his mouth
and this led him TO contemplate and tg
extol Gods wonderful works, and as
we come to another Thanksgiving day
season and recall the blessings, nation
al, social, domestic and individual, that
have come to us from God we should
acknowledge His presence in them and
exclaIm, Wonderful are Thy works, G
God. and Thy thoughts are very deep
BIBLE READINGS.
Elk. xiv, 1881; XIV. Ill: II Kings xix
1919. 80. 80: Ps. lxxvii. 1870; lxxxix
lis; xeyi, lib; evil, is. 21-3o; lisa
*, 6; Acts Il, 1924; Rev iv, Iii.