PSALM XL, 4 by E. Macomber

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 10, 1860

By E. Macomber

BLESSED is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Ps. cxxv, 5. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity, but peace shall be upon Israel.

There was a time when twenty-three thousand of the children of Israel fell in one day. These had passed through the sea, and had eaten of the spiritual meat, and had drunk of the spiritual drink. They drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ. And with this number—twenty-three thousand—God was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

Now all these things happened unto them for examples, and they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. Are there not some of the dear friends of the advent of our blessed Lord, who now stand in the position of looking for the Lord to come, that feel that they have done all, and still there is some requirement or commandment left unheeded? I ask the question, dear reader, and you can answer it.

Have you asked your Lord what you should do to be saved? If so he has answerd you as he answered the young man who asked him what he should do to inherit eternal life; he told him to keep the commandments.

Let us read what is said in 1 John ii, 3: "And hereby we do know that we know him if we keep his commandments. He that saith I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

The commandments of God, dear reader, we should be very particular to attend to, as in Eccl. xii, 13, 14, which read.

Dear friends, take heed lest you fall, and pray for your unworthy brother that he also may stand.

E. MACOMBER.

PSALM XL, 4.