Dec. 2
OUR HOLIEST EXAMPLE
"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right
hand, I shall not be moved" Ps. 16:8
This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have
the noblest companionship, the holiest example, the sweetest
consolation, and the mightiest influence. This must be a resolute act
of the mind. "I have set," and it must be maintained as a set and
settled thing. Always to have an eye to the Lord's eye, and an ear for
the Lord's voice -- this is the right state for the godly man. His God
is near him, filling the horizon of his vision, leading the way of his
life, and furnishing the theme of his meditation. What vanities we
should avoid, what sins we should overcome, what virtues we should
exhibit, what joys we should experience if we did indeed set the Lord
always before us! Why not?
This is the way to be safe. The Lord being ever in our minds, we
come to feel safety and certainty because of His being so near. He is
at our right hand to guide and aid us; and hence we are not moved by
fear, nor force, nor fraud, nor fickleness. When God stands at a man's
right hand, that man is himself sure to stand. Come on, then, ye
foemen of the truth! Rush against me like a furious tempest, if ye
will. God upholds me. God abides with me. Whom shall I fear?