March 12
GOING OUT WITH JOY
"And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out" Deut.
33:18
The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel
who worship God in the spirit, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Zebulun is to rejoice because Jehovah will bless his "going out"; we
also see a promise for ourselves lying latent in this benediction.
When we go out we will look out for occasions of joy.
We go out to travel, and the providence of God is our convoy. We go
out to emigrate, and the Lord is with us both on land and sea. We go
out as missionaries, and Jesus saith, "Lo, I am with you unto the end
of the world." We go out day by day to our labor, and we may do so
with pleasure, for God will be with us from morn till eve.
A fear sometimes creeps over us when starting, for we know not what
we may meet with; but this blessing may serve us right well as a word
of good cheer. As we pack up for moving, let us put this verse into
our traveling trunk; let us drop it into our hearts, and keep it
there; yea, let us lay it on our tongue to make us sing. Let us weigh
anchor with a song, or jump into the carriage with a psalm. Let us
belong to the rejoicing tribe, and in our every movement praise the
Lord with joyful hearts.