Debp Posted November 22, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,029 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,376 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,406 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 22, 2023 How can they escape? J.C. Philpot, from GraceGems "He will keep the feet of His saints." 1 Samuel 2:9 The Lord sees His poor scattered pilgrims traveling through a valley of tears—journeying through a waste-howling wilderness—a path beset with baits, traps, and snares in every direction. How can they escape? Why, the Lord 'keeps their feet'. He carries them through every rough place—as a tender parent carries a little child. When about to fall—He graciously lays His everlasting arms underneath them. And when tottering and stumbling, and their feet ready to slip—He mercifully upholds them from falling altogether. But do you think that He has not different ways for different feet? The God of creation has not made two flowers, nor two leaves upon a tree alike—and will He cause all His people to walk in precisely the same path? No. We have . . . each our path, each our troubles, each our trials, each peculiar traps and snares laid for our feet. And the wisdom of the all-wise God is shown by His eyes being in every place—marking the footsteps of every pilgrim—suiting His remedies to meet their individual case and necessity—appearing for them when nobody else could do them any good—watching so tenderly over them, as though the eyes of His affection were bent on one individual—and carefully noting the goings of each, as though all the powers of the Godhead were concentrated on that one person to keep him from harm! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdHoc Posted November 22, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 4 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,068 Content Per Day: 3.30 Reputation: 1,466 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/29/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted November 22, 2023 16 hours ago, Debp said: How can they escape? J.C. Philpot, from GraceGems "He will keep the feet of His saints." 1 Samuel 2:9 The Lord sees His poor scattered pilgrims traveling through a valley of tears—journeying through a waste-howling wilderness—a path beset with baits, traps, and snares in every direction. How can they escape? Why, the Lord 'keeps their feet'. He carries them through every rough place—as a tender parent carries a little child. When about to fall—He graciously lays His everlasting arms underneath them. And when tottering and stumbling, and their feet ready to slip—He mercifully upholds them from falling altogether. But do you think that He has not different ways for different feet? The God of creation has not made two flowers, nor two leaves upon a tree alike—and will He cause all His people to walk in precisely the same path? No. We have . . . each our path, each our troubles, each our trials, each peculiar traps and snares laid for our feet. And the wisdom of the all-wise God is shown by His eyes being in every place—marking the footsteps of every pilgrim—suiting His remedies to meet their individual case and necessity—appearing for them when nobody else could do them any good—watching so tenderly over them, as though the eyes of His affection were bent on one individual—and carefully noting the goings of each, as though all the powers of the Godhead were concentrated on that one person to keep him from harm! Well said! Our loving Father guides, cares and carries us through the Valley of Baca (weeping). But there is another side of the coin. A new-born Christian must mature. He must be equipped for a wilderness walk and for war. Israel, having crossed the Red Sea, are turned south - away from the Good Land to learn war. And Deuteronomy 8 says; 1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Sometimes it is by the Lord's design that you hunger, thirst and meet fiery serpents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted November 22, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,271 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,893 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted November 22, 2023 19 hours ago, Debp said: How can they escape? J.C. Philpot, from GraceGems "He will keep the feet of His saints." 1 Samuel 2:9 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" Submit....... I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me. yet not I, but Christ liveth in me. How can they escape? "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" If I could just remember/believe.....the truth...how it was/is written/proclaimed. Lord, help thou my unbelief...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted November 23, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,029 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,376 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,406 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 hours ago, AdHoc said: Sometimes it is by the Lord's design that you hunger, thirst and meet fiery serpents. I agree. The Lord can use the above to help us to grow spiritually. To become stronger in our faith, to learn to overcome through Christ. Also, if there are any besetting sins in our lives, the Lord can sometimes use the things you mentioned to refine us from those sins or faults. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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