Proverbs 15:16 “Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”
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No Change with God! The Christian knows no change with regard to God. He may be rich today and poor tomorrow; he may be sickly today and well tomorrow; he may be in happiness today and tomorrow be in distress; but THERE IS NO CHANGE WITH REGARD TO HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. If He loved me yesterday, He loves me today. I am neither better nor worse in God than I ever was. Let prospects be blighted, let hopes be blasted, let joy be withered, let mildews destroy everything; I HAVE LOST NOTHING OF WHAT I HAVE IN GOD! --C.H. Spurgeon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fear Him! “Who would not fear Thee, O King of nations? for to Thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto Thee.” Jeremiah 10:7 How reasonable it is, that this glorious Being, whose greatness is unsearchable-should be regarded with feelings of the profoundest reverence. It is, indeed, His due, and as such He claims it from all His creatures. “The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.” Psalm 36:1 To have no fear of God before their eyes is at once the greatest injustice, and the most unutterable folly! All who have the impudence to lift up their puny arms in rebellion against Him, are engaged in a conflict, which, if persisted in, is sure to terminate in their utter destruction! Think of His incomprehensible greatness and majesty. Think of Him as the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity--the heavens His throne, the earth His footstool, the light His garment, the clouds His chariot, the thunder His voice! Viewing Him thus it will be impossible for you to treat Him with indifference, far less with scornful disdain. If you are only brought in some measure, to realize the fact of God's greatness and majesty, you cannot fail to acknowledge that He is greatly to be feared, and to be held in reverence by all His creatures. Just so, with all the other attributes of His nature. Who can think of His power so mighty, so irresistible - a power which is able to crush us into atoms with infinitely greater ease than we can tread the crawling worm beneath our feet and not fear Him? Who can think of His knowledge, nothing being hidden from His omniscient glance, the darkness of midnight and the splendor of noon, being altogether alike to Him and not fear Him? Who can think of the terrors of His avenging justice, and not fear Him especially, as when He proclaims from His exalted throne, “See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.” Deuteronomy 32:39-41 Our God is, truly, a consuming fire! It is most befitting for us to regard Him with reverence and godly fear! It is not those who can deprive us of our present life, whom we should so much dread. Limited, and of brief duration is the power of all mortal foes at best. “And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.” Luke 12:4-5 --John MacDuff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Lord Will Provide Author: John Newton
Tune: "O Worship the King," * 1. Though troubles assail us and dangers affright, though friends should all fail us and foes all unite, yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, the promise assures us, “The Lord will provide.” * 2. The birds, without garner or storehouse, are fed; from them let us learn to trust God for our bread. His saints what is fitting shall ne’er be denied so long as ‘tis written, “The Lord will provide.” * 3. When Satan assails us to stop up our path, and courage all fails us, we triumph by faith. He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried, this heart-cheering promise, “The Lord will provide.” * 4. No strength of our own and no goodness we claim; yet, since we have known of the Savior’s great name, in this our strong tower for safety we hide: the Lord is our power, “The Lord will provide.”
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