Homilist 2 Chronicles 27:6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. I. EVERY MAN IS UNDER GOD'S INSPECTION. How truly did the ancients realise this (Psalm 139.; Jeremiah 23:23, 24; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Job 34:22). We little consider this in the present day. II. EVERY MAN SHOULD LIVE AS UNDER GOD'S INSPECTION. A man's conduct will be very different if he realises that God's eye is on him. He will avoid sin. He will bear in mind the love of his Father who is in heaven. He will try to please Him in thought as well as in deed. III. THE RECOGNITION OF GOD'S PRESENCE IS THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF ALL PROSPERITY. It renders a man great, for — 1. It makes him careful not to do that which will disgrace him. 2. It entitles him to Divine protection and help. 3. It fills him with a consciousness of rectitude, which in itself is a panoply of defence. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.WEB: So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God. |
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