Homilist Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. I. A FACT IN THE HISTORY OF ALL MEN. The fact is the decay of man as a citizen of this earth. The seed of death is planted in us all, and as the seed grows, man decays. "All flesh is grass." This inevitable decay of our nature shows two things: — 1. The absurdity of worldliness. 2. The necessity of spirituality. Without this, man has no interest in a life beyond this mortal state. With this, brighter worlds loom before him. This spirituality, however, can only be obtained through Christ. This is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God. II. A PRIVILEGE IN THE HISTORY OF SOME MEN. "God is the strength (rock) of my heart." 1. God is the soul's power. Without Him it has no moral strength to resist the wrong, to pursue the right, to endure trials, to welcome death, to serve humanity, and to honour God. God is the strength. As sap in all the branches of the tree, He is strength to all the faculties of the soul. "Our sufficiency is of God." 2. God is the soul's portion. "My portion for ever." A loving heart can be satisfied with nothing less than the object of its affection. The object may give to the lover all he has, but unless he gives himself the hunger of love is not allayed. Even so man's soul cries out for the living God, and nothing less will do. He is the portion (1) most satisfying; (2) most exhaustless; (3) most enduring. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.WEB: My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
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