Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even to death. It is all important that we should worship the right God. now, in our text the psalmist made — I. A BLESSED SELECTION. "This God," amongst all other gods, shall be our God. For there were many gods of different name and nature. Some for one country and others for another. But in our day all Christian nations profess, whatever be their sect or denomination, to worship the same God. There are many Churches. Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Mormon and others. Now, which is the true Church, and what God is the right God? And we must each one make our choice. It is a responsibility that we cannot transfer. It is said that every man makes his own god. And it is true that a man will of necessity ascribe to God those faculties and attributes which he himself possesses and values most highly. "To the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful." Every rightly educated man in a Christian country must, after studying the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ, believe in God our Father. If he be a man of balanced judgment, that is, if his mind be formed mentally "on the square," in my opinion, he must admit that the highest ideal, the noblest character, the most beautiful disposition that can possibly be described in human language is that of the Divine Being, our heavenly Father, as revealed by Jesus Christ. What a beautiful name is that of Father! And He is the Father of our spirits which, though the body may perish, are indestructible. And God is revealed as a pardoning God, freely forgiving our sins. II. THE BLESSED DECISION. "This God is our God." Believe in God's power and willingness to save us. Trust Him utterly, and through Jesus Christ He will save us. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. |
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