THE LORD IS OUR GOD.

 

MAY 12.
 
The Lord is our God.
 
II Chronicles 13:10
 

SO spake the men of Judah to the people of Israel,
  who had adopted the worship of the golden calves
  which Jeroboam had made and set up; and

SO may the Christian say to many,
   who make a god of their wealth,
    their character,
    their station in society, or
    their connections.
 
The Lord is our God,
  for we have received the revelation
   he has made of himself;
  we believe in the name of his only begotten Son;
  we daily worship add the throne of his grace;
  we place implicit trust in his precious promises; and
  we feared to offend him by word or deed.
 
We know his name, and love it;
  we embrace his gospel, and rejoice in it;
  we approach him as a Father, and
    seek all we need at his hands.
 
As Jehovah is our God,
  we have an unfailing source of comfort,
  a reason for sweet repose of spirit, and
  are certain that our wants will be supplied.
 
For as he is our God,
  he will be a God unto us;
  his power will protect us,
  his wisdom will guide us,
  his mercy will sympathize with us,
  his justice will revenge our wrongs, and
  his providence will make all things
    work together for our good.
 
He will never leave us.
He will never take his eye off us.
He will not allow anything to harm us.
 

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,

In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;

Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end!

Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

 
James Smith 1849