The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 145:14
Psalms 145:14The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The God of the unsuccessfulThe Bible, being a book for humanity, is a book for the weak, the fallible, and the disappointed. A large part of it is devoted to the erring and the unsuccessful. Take its biographies. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Elijah, Job--every one of these biographies is the story of a faultful man. Then, so much of its counsel and warning is directed at servants of God and disciples of... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 145:13-14
Psalms 145:13-14Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.The greatness and condescension of GodWhat we admire in these verses is their combining the magnificence of unlimited power with the assiduity of unlimited tenderness. It is of great importance that men be taught to view in God this combination of properties. It is certain that the greatness of God is often turned into an argument by which men would bring doubt on the truths of Redemption and Providence. The unmeasured inferiority of man to... read more