The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-23
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 LESSON By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago) Copyright, 1911 Western Newspaper UnionD
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 25
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.
T,rssON TryT psoIr,a mo

GOLDEN TEXT-Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benehts.-Ps. 1882
 This Psalm is mans response to the goodness and mercy of God. It ex- presses the joy and gratitude of a for given sinner as he worshtps before God. There is too much in this Psalm for one to attempt to set it forth, so we must be content to display some of its most prominent notes.
 l. Mans Entire Being Should Sing Gods Praise, V. l. The true worship per praises God with every faculty of his being; his intellect, emotion, de- sires, affections all unite in praising Jehovah The entire being responds in song of harmonious praise. Some praise God with their voices but not with their hearts; some with their in- tellect but not with their affections; some with their emotions but not with their wills. That praise which involves the entire being alone is pleasing to God.
 II. The Benefits Granted, w. 2-6 The PSalmist eXhorts man not to forget all Gods benefits. This seems to be need- ed now as well as then, for most of us are better at remembering our troubles and adversities, our losses and our sor- rows, than we are at remembering our mercies and blessings. It would be a good thing for some of us to keep a 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 than we have of sorrows more hours when we are free from pain than We suffer with pain. If God were as forgetful of us as we are of Him, life would be hard indeed.
 CD Forgiveness of sins, V. 8. In forgiveness we are freed from the curse of sin and it's blight and burdens are removed We are not only for given, but we are healed of sins dis ease not only freed from the burdens of sin but of it's effects, so that we do not go after the things of this world. To be saved for heaven means that we are saved from the world.
 CD Redemption, V. f. We have been saved by Christ giving Himself as a ransom for our souls.
 (3) Satisfaction V. 5. When God redeems, He so thoroughly renews the man that the good things which he gets from God satisfy him. His bless ings are so real that he finds satisfac- tion in God. Men and women of the world are reaching out after feeting things. They are ever grasping after something, hut are never satisfied. Not so with the redeemed soul; he finds absolute satisfaction in the things which God gives him. Workings may be satiated but Gods redeemed alone are satisfied.
 (4) Executing judgment in behalf of the oppressed, V. 6. He is always on the side of the oppressed. God under takes for his own, and sooner or later He will mete out justice to all. There is a reckoning day for the world com ing. Those who have done evil shall suffer loss those who have done good shall be rewarded.
 III. Attributes of God for Which He Should Be Praised, w. T-19. These attributes have been displayed in Gods dealings with his chosen people.
 CD Merciful and gracious. V. s. He Is slow to anger and plenteous in mer- cy. An example of his mercy is seen in the father of the prodigal son run. !, ,fz.r I-tr h A very little thought will make very evident how God withholds his anger and waits patiently for an opportunity to extend his mercy.
 CD He will not always "chide," w. SIP When God forgives he forgives how often they "chide" and keep anser.' God has not dealt with us ac- cording to our sins, for, as the heav- ems are high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that they fear him. So really has God forgiven us that our transgressions are as far removed from us as the East is from the West, an incalculable distance.
 (3) He is compassionate and tender, w. 13-14. This reveals Gods fatherly heart. He fully knows our weakness. He does not deal with us as though we were strong. He knows how weak and falHble we are through the fall It is consoling to know that God considers our frame He knows that we are "dust"
 (4) His mercy is everlasting, eternal, w. 15-17. Man is at best transitory, but God is eternal. The one who rests his hopes in God is eternally safe. This should encourage us to lean not upon man but upon God.
 (5) God is gracious to those who are in covenant relationship, V. IS. If we would enjoy these blessings revealed in Gods attributes we must be Gods children His mercies are restrictive, only bestowed upon his own children.
 ". A Call to All the Universe to Praise the Lord w. 1922. Since God Is such q wonderful Being, He should have universal praise. His kingdom is over all; his Lordship should have recognition.
 Complete Surrender.
 Turn wholly from VoitrCalf and crix,o