" I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved. Thou will show me the path of life: in Thy presence
is fulness of joy, at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
(Psalm 16:8, 11)
"This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have the
noblest companionship, the holiest example, the sweetest consolation,
and the mightiest influence. This must be a resolute act of the mind.
"I have set" and it must be maintained as a set and settled thing.
Always to have an eye to the Lord's eye, and an ear for the
Lord's voice-this is the right state for the godly man.
His God is near him, filling the horizon of his vision, leading the
way of his life, and furnishing the theme of His meditation. What
vanities should we avoid, what sins we should overcome, what
virtues should we exhibit, what joys we should experience if we
indeed set the Lord always before us! Why not?
This is the way to be safe. The Lord being ever in our minds,
we come to feel safety and certainty because of His being so near.
He is at our right hand to guide and aid us; and hence we are not
moved by fear, nor force, nor fraud, nor fickleness.
When God stands at man's right hand, that man is himself sure to stand.
Come on, then, ye foremen of the truth! Rush against me like a furious
tempest, if ye will. God upholds me. God abides with me. Whom shall I fear?
-Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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