But it is to be feared
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But it is to be feared, that such characters are very rare!
"I have set the Lord always before me!" Psalm 16:8
The one who lives under an habitual sense of the Lord's presence—will live a life of comfort, holiness, and love!
The one who sets God before him as an example which he is to imitate, and keeps His glory in view in all that he does—will be a consistent Christian!
But it is to be feared, that such characters are very rare!
The Lord Jesus did so constantly—the whole time he sojourned on earth.
David purposed to do so—but he failed. He did not keep his eye fixed on God's holiness, or his heart in the enjoyment of God's love—or he never would have fallen as he did! But no doubt his purpose was a preservative, so long as he paid attention to it.
Beloved, let us set the Lord before us this day! Let . . .
His law be our rule,
His love our solace,
His glory our aim, and
communion with Him our chief delight!
In a word, let us . . .
do justly,
love mercy, and
walk humbly with our God!
He who sets God before him in life—will have nothing to fear in death, or beyond the grave!
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