THE KING’S BUSINESS
984 - III. K eep to the R ight .
“A little buttery and therein A little bin Which keeps my little loaf of bread Unchipt, unfled; Some'brittle sticks of thorn and brier Make ,me a fire, Close by whose living coal I sit, And glow like' it. Lord, I confess, too, when I dine, The pulse is Thine, And all those other bits that be There placed by Thee. “All this and better ThouMost send Me to this end,— That I should render, for my part, A thankful heart.” £
A ‘‘smart” fellow mockingly said to a poor old .man, but. a wise old Christian, “Say, old man, can you tell me the way to heaven ?” “Yes, indeed; turn to the right and keep straight ahead.” The sense of security depends on keeping within the zone. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Tiiee,”—Isa. 26:3. “Keep yourselves in the love of God,”—: Jude 21; see Matt. 14:30, 31. “Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly ; A GRACIOUS GUARANTEE “My God shall supply all your need ac cording to His riches in glory."— Phil. 4:19. Read Psalm 23. Context: The Philippians had repeatedly supplied Paul’s need. ■This to a degree to endanger their bankruptcy. Hence Paul’s comforting assurance of. reimbursement. Their deficit should be “filled up” (lit,). I. T he G uarantor . 1, God. a. Infinite ability, c. Infinite faithful ness. - 2. “My God." ~ The God of Paul’s gospel, and of Paul’s experience... II. T he G uaranteed S um . 1. Not Surplus, Luxury —but 2. “All your need" That is “but little here below," yet it is enough. Providing a “state” in which contentment is possible,—and actual with multitudes. “Lord, Thou has given me a cell Wherein to dwell; A little house, whose humble roof Is weatherproof; While the billows near me roll. While the tempest still is high; Hide me,: oh, my Saviour, hide— Till the Storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, Oh, receive my soul at last.”—5". ;
III. T he G uarantee F und . 1. His Riches. 2. Riches in Glory,
Not only glory to come, but glory now. “Riches- of His goodness;” “riches of His mercy;” “riches of His grace.” “My Father is rich." IV. T he S teward of the F und ,—C hrist . 1. The Good Shepherd,—John 10; Ps. 23 :1; Luke 22:35. 2. Application to the Fund, —John 14:13, 14. - 3. The: Official Seal-of the Promise,— “He that spared not His own Son, . . . how shall He not with Him also freely give us all, things?”—Rom. 8:32.—Y. JESUS, THE WAY “Jesus said unto him, I am the way ."—- John 15:6. President McKinley in his dying moments said, “It is God’s way.” The terms “Path,” “Road,” and “Way” are used in all Oriental religions for doing God’s will. The words of the text were spoken to doubting Thomas. In the New Testament we have five “ways” mentioned: I. The way of God. Acts 18:3. II. The Way of peace. Rom. 3 :16. III. The more excellent way. 1 Cor. 12:31. IV. The new and living way. Heb. 10:20. V. The way of truth. 2 Peter 2:2.
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