The Holt County sentinel., 1917-11-23
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LESSON
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER rs
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.

1852.
This Psalm Is mans response TO the
goodness and mercy Of God. II ex'
presses the joy and gratitude Of for.
given sinner as he worships before
God. There is too much In this Psalm
for one to attempt to set II forth. so
we must be- content TO display some OF
its most prominent notes.
I. Mans Entire Being Should Sing
Coos Praise, V. 1. The true worship.
pcr praises God with every faculty Of
his being: his Intellect. emotion. de-
slrcs. affections all unite In praislng
Jehovah. The entire being responds
In n song Of harmonious praise. Some
praise God with their voices hut not
with their hearts: some with their In.
tellect but not with their affections;
some with their emotions hut not with
their wills. That praise which Involves
the entire being alone Is pleasing to
God.
n. The Benefits Granted, w. 20. Tho
Psnlmist cxlor,s man noi To forget nll
Gods benefits. This seems to he need
cd now as well as then. for most ~ us
nrc better at remembering our troubles
nnd ndycrsitlcs. our losses ana our snr-
rows. thnn We are n, remembering our
mcrclrs and blessings. II would he u
good thing for some Of w 10 keep n
record Of the good things of life and
see that. after all. our blessings out
weigh our burdens. We have more
days Of sunshine than of clouds, more
Joys thnn We have Of soriuws, NOR"
hours when we are free from pnln thnn
We suffer with pnin. If God were
Us forg.tful of us ns we nrc of Him.
life would be- nLrd indeed.
~ Forgiveness Of sins. Y. 2. In
forgiveness W. ARE freed from the
curse ~ sin ani Its blight md burdens
nrc removed. We urc not only for
given. but We nrc healed ~ sins dis.
ease! not only freed from the burdens
~ sin but Of it, effects, 80 that We d"
not go after the things of this world.
To be saved for heaven means that
we IRE saved from the world.
(2) Redemption. v. 4. We have
been saved by Christ giving Himself
as a rausoip for our souls.
(3) Satisfaction, v. o. When God
redecms. lie ~ thoroughly rcncws tho
mnn thnt the good things which he
gets from God satisfy hlin. Ills bless
In.s are NJ rcnl that he finds satisfnc'
ilon In God. Men ani women Of the
world are reaching out after hectinp
things. They nre ever graspIng nfici
something, hut are never satisfied. Not
~ With ,,ie redeemed soul he hnd'
| NJ olut, sni!sfa, lion In the thing
which God gives him. Workings mn!
J be satintcd, hut Gods redeemed alon'
ure satisfied.
(i) Executing judgment In behalf o.
the oppressed, v. q. lie II always OF
the side Of the oppressed. God under
tnkes for his own. and sooner or late
lie will mctc out justice 10 all. Their
IL n reckoning dny for the world com
Ing. Those who have done evil shal
suffer loss; those who have done goo'
shall be rewarded.
| ~. Attributes Of God for Which VI
Should De Praised, w. tbs. Thes
attributes have been displayed In God
dealings with his chosen people.
| ~ Merciful and gracious. '. 8. II
IL slow to anger and plenteOus In mel
CT, An example Of his mercy Is see
In the father of the prodiaai son rur
ming to meet his son and kissing hin
A very little thought will make yer
evident how God withholds his ange
and waits patiently for an opportunit
to extend his mercy.
(2) He will not always "chide." "
s-l2. When God forglves he forgive
forever. Men say they forgive. b,
how often they "chide" and "kee
anger" God has not dealt with US a
cordlng to our sins. for. as the hea'
ems are high above the earth, 80 gre'
Is his mercy toward them that the
fear him. So really has God forgive
: us that our transgressions are as II
removed from us ns the Fast Is fro
the West, an incalculable distance.
(3) lie Is compassionate and tende
. w. 1914. This reveals Gods father
heart. He fully knows our weakness
: lie does not deal with US as though v
9 were strong. He knows how weak ar
' fallible we IRE through the fall. 1t
= consoling TO know that God conside
D our frame; He knows that We o.
h "dust."
az His mercy Is everlasting, eterni
J. w. 1917. Man Is mt best transitor
% but God Is eternal. The one who res
y hia hopcs in God Ia eternally SAT