Psalm 65:9 You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: you prepare them corn… I. GOD'S VISIT TO THE EARTH IN HIS PROVIDENCE. It is to this visit that our text immediately refers: "Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it." It was not to cast fire upon it that the Lord came. It would not have been strange had He done that; but there is enough of fire in the composition of the globe to burn it to a coal, only the Lord waters it from His chambers, and keeps down the flames by casting showers of water upon them. 1. He visits the earth to soften its heart towards man. 2. He visits the earth to bring down the blessings upon it. 3 He visits the earth to assist it to serve man. The Lord blesseth the increase of the earth, so that one man can raise enough of corn to support scores of others, who in their turn serve him in some other way. The earth is full of His riches. II. GOD'S VISIT TO THE EARTH IN HIS SALVATION. This is the great visit to us. But for this visit it would have scarcely been worthy of the God of love to visit us in His providence. 1. He comes on this visit without being invited. 2. The earth was armed against God when He came on this visit. 3. The earth is the only place that He visits in the character of a Saviour. 4. Of all God's visits, this is the one that cost Him most. 5. Of all the visits God has ever made, this is the one that will redound most to His glory. III. GOD'S VISIT TO THE EARTH IN JUDGMENT. 1. Although there are many things concerning this visit which have not been revealed to us, we know that He will come with terrible majesty. He will not humble Himself, neither will He be humbled by any one else "at that day." He will be accompanied by a glorious throng. "Ten thousands of His saints." "All the holy angels with Him." 2. His object in coming will be to "reckon" with His servants. We know not whether He will "reckon" with the sun when giving it liberty; but I know that He will reckon with me, and that He will reckon with you. 3. The chief thing in view to be done then, will be to gather His subjects together, to glorify them openly, and to take them home with Him. He, too, will be for ever glorified in His saints. (D. Roberts, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. |
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