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Sunday, November 11, 2007
MORNING:
"Underneath are the everlasting arms."
-- Deuteronomy 33:27
God-the eternal God-is himself our support at all times, and especially
when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the
Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his
great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how
to pray, because he appears, in his own sight, so worthless. Well,
child of God, remember that when thou art at thy worst and lowest, yet
"underneath" thee "are everlasting arms." Sin may drag thee ever so
low, but Christ's great atonement is still under all. You may have
descended into the deeps, but you cannot have fallen so low as "the
uttermost"; and to the uttermost he saves. Again, the Christian
sometimes sinks very deeply in sore trial from without. Every earthly
prop is cut away. What then? Still underneath him are "the everlasting
arms." He cannot fall so deep in distress and affliction but what the
covenant grace of an ever-faithful God will still encircle him. The
Christian may be sinking under trouble from within through fierce
conflict, but even then he cannot be brought so low as to be beyond the
reach of the "everlasting arms"-they are underneath him; and, while
thus sustained, all Satan's efforts to harm him avail nothing.
This assurance of support is a comfort to any weary but earnest worker
in the service of God. It implies a promise of strength for each day,
grace for each need, and power for each duty. And, further, when death
comes, the promise shall still hold good. When we stand in the midst of
Jordan, we shall be able to say with David, "I will fear no evil, for
thou art with me." We shall descend into the grave, but we shall go no
lower, for the eternal arms prevent our further fall. All through life,
and at its close, we shall be upheld by the "everlasting arms"-arms
that neither flag nor lose their strength, for "the everlasting God
fainteth not, neither is weary."
EVENING:
"He shall choose our inheritance for us."
-- Psalms 47:4
Believer, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied
with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the
fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and selected for
you the safest and best condition. A ship of large tonnage is to be
brought up the river; now, in one part of the stream there is a
sandbank; should some one ask, "Why does the captain steer through the
deep part of the channel and deviate so much from a straight line?" His
answer would be, "Because I should not get my vessel into harbour at
all if I did not keep to the deep channel." So, it may be, you would
run aground and suffer shipwreck, if your divine Captain did not steer
you into the depths of affliction where waves of trouble follow each
other in quick succession. Some plants die if they have too much
sunshine. It may be that you are planted where you get but little, you
are put there by the loving Husbandman, because only in that situation
will you bring forth fruit unto perfection. Remember this, had any
other condition been better for you than the one in which you are,
divine love would have put you there. You are placed by God in the most
suitable circumstances, and if you had the choosing of your lot, you
would soon cry, "Lord, choose my inheritance for me, for by my
self-will I am pierced through with many sorrows." Be content with such
things as you have, since the Lord has ordered all things for your
good. Take up your own daily cross; it is the burden best suited for
your shoulder, and will prove most effective to make you perfect in
every good word and work to the glory of God. Down busy self, and proud
impatience, it is not for you to choose, but for the Lord of Love!
"Trials must and will befall-
But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them all;
This is happiness to me."
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