Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honor all the day. (to children): — I am going to talk to you about the best home you could ever think of. God is a home; that's what our text says. I. HOME IS A PLACE OF SHELTER AND SECURITY. Every boy and girl feels safe at home. Now, there are a great many dangers and troubles in the world that grasp us, and threaten us, and frighten us; but if we only get into this home of which I am speaking, they can't harm us. God is a sure refuge for His children. Long ago, rich people lived in castles built of strong stone walls, and frequently surrounded by a deep broad ditch, so that robbers and enemies would not be able to enter and despoil them of their property. They used to fight with each other, and when the battle began to turn against them, they would flee into their castles, and there they were safe. New, God is a great castle; He is a "strong habitation." If you once get inside of it, no enemy can harm you. II. HOME IS A PLACE OF SUPPLY. I know that there are homes where children do not have many nice things, where they have at times to suffer hunger. But such is not the case with this home of which I am speaking. This home has everything to make those who live in it satisfied and happy. III. HOME IS A PLACE OF LOVE. Mother, father, wife, children, are but faint, faint images of God. He is the fountain of all their affection. There is no place in the universe so safe and so delightful. (B. D. Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.WEB: My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day. |
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