May 15
GOD'S HIGH PLACES
"I will set him on high because he hath known my name Ps. 91:14
Does the Lord say this to me? Yes, if I have known His name.
Blessed be the Lord, I am no stranger to Him. I have tried Him, and
proved Him, and known Him, and, therefore, do I trust Him. I know His
name as a sin-hating God, for by His Spirit's convincing power I have
been taught that He will never wink at evil. But I also know Him as
the sin-pardoning God in Christ Jesus, for He has forgiven me all
trespasses. His name is faithfulness, and I know it, for He has never
forsaken me though my troubles have multiplied upon me.
This knowledge is a gift of grace, and the Lord makes it to be the
reason why He grants another grace-gift, namely, setting on high. This
is grace upon grace. Observe that if we climb on high, the position
may be dangerous; but if the Lord sets us there, it is safe. He may
raise us to great usefulness, to eminent experience, to success in
service, to leadership among workers, to a father's place among the
little ones. If He does not do this, He may set us on high by near
fellowship, clear insight, holy triumph, and gracious anticipation of
eternal glory. When God sets us on high, Satan himself cannot pull us
down. Oh, that this may be our case all through this day!