Psalms 23:6. Surely -
There are no ifs, no doubts, no fears about the matter: "Surely" -
Psalms 23:6. Goodness and mercy shall follow me -
"These two holy angels shall watch over my footsteps and track me wherever I go; - ‘goodness’ to preserve me and ‘mercy’ to pardon me! - ‘goodness’ to supply my needs, and ‘mercy’ to blot out my sins." And these angels shall follow me -
Psalms 23:6. All the days of my life:
"Not merely now and then, but all my days; - my dark days as well as my bright ones; - these heavenly messengers will never forsake me,"
Psalms 23:6. And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
This life begins here, for this earth is but the lower part of God’s house; and when the time shall come for us to leave this earth, we, who are the Lord’s own children, shall only go upstairs to the higher rooms, to "dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
This, then, is the portion of the children of God; but there are some to whom David’s language will seem strange. They cannot sing this sweet Psalm, for their life is as restless as the waves of the sea, No quiet pastoral poem could set forth their joy, for the sound of war is heard in the streets of their city of Mansoul. If any such souls are seeking rest and peace let them hearken to the voice of God as it speaks to them from the Book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter fifty-five.
This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 23 and Isaiah 55.
Psalms 23:6. Surely -
There are no ifs, no doubts, no fears about the matter: "Surely" -
Psalms 23:6. Goodness and mercy shall follow me -
"These two holy angels shall watch over my footsteps and track me wherever I go; - ‘goodness’ to preserve me and ‘mercy’ to pardon me! - ‘goodness’ to supply my needs, and ‘mercy’ to blot out my sins." And these angels shall follow me -
Psalms 23:6. All the days of my life:
"Not merely now and then, but all my days; - my dark days as well as my bright ones; - these heavenly messengers will never forsake me,"
Psalms 23:6. And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
This life begins here, for this earth is but the lower part of God’s house; and when the time shall come for us to leave this earth, we, who are the Lord’s own children, shall only go upstairs to the higher rooms, to "dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
This, then, is the portion of the children of God; but there are some to whom David’s language will seem strange. They cannot sing this sweet Psalm, for their life is as restless as the waves of the sea, No quiet pastoral poem could set forth their joy, for the sound of war is heard in the streets of their city of Mansoul. If any such souls are seeking rest and peace let them hearken to the voice of God as it speaks to them from the Book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter fifty-five.
This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 23 and Isaiah 55.