Psalm 63:7-8 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.… I. WE HAVE A GRATEFUL RECORD. "Thou hast been my help." 1. God awakened us from our folly and sin. 2. God helped us when we sought pardon and deliverance from the burden of sin. 3. And when we have been in despair God has been our help. 4. And when we were without strength, sick, or in peril of ruin. And to render us this help Christ died on the cross. II. It is A SAFE SHELTER. "In the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice." Likewise the Christian, remembering that God has been his help up to the present time, shelters himself from temptation, trouble, and trial, knowing that He who has delivered him in the past will not leave him in the toils of the present or the hardships of the future. God shelters us from the allurements of this world. We need a shelter from the darkness and trouble of the present life. III. AN EXPRESSION OF JOY. "I will rejoice." O, ye Christians, rejoice, likewise, for God is your Keeper. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.WEB: For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. |
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