Psalm 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I. THE LIGHT IN WHICH DAVID REGARDED THE WORLD was that, of a foreign country, through which he was travelling to his native land. 1. The world is a place which the Christian has ceased to love. 2. The world is a place which cannot make the Christian happy. 3. The world is a place in which the Christian must calculate on trials and difficulties. 4. The world is a place which the Christian expects soon to leave. II. THE CHEERFULNESS WHICH THE CHRISTIAN ENJOYS IN THE HOUSE OF HIS PILGRIMAGE. 1. His song is a heartfelt song. 2. His song is a rational song. 3. His song is a Divine song. III. THE SOURCE OF THE CHRISTIAN'S JOY. 1. The Bible rejoices the Christian by telling him that though a pilgrim in a foreign land, he shall have all his wants supplied. 2. The Bible brings joy to him by reminding him of the end of his pilgrimage, even his home, and that a peaceful, glorious, and heavenly home. 3. The Scriptures not only tell the Christian of this heavenly home, they cheer his heart by pointing out to him the way which leads to it. 4. The same Scriptures, too, that tell the Christian of his home, and point out to him the way which leads to it, give him the assurance that he shall soon be there. They remind him of the love, the power, and the faithfulness of Christ.Conclusion: Learn from this subject — 1. One reason why so many professors of Christianity are habitually comfortless. They do not love the statutes of the Lord; or, if they love them, they do not seek their happiness in them. 2. Highly to value the Scriptures. 3. The extent to which we should endeavour to circulate the Scriptures. 4. The spirit, which becomes the Christian is a cheerful and rejoicing spirit. (C. Bradley, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.WEB: Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live. |
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