The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:3
Psalms 50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence.Our God shall comeI. The coming of our God. The expression is very striking: “Our God shall come!” Christ is God as well as man. His first coming was in His birth at Bethlehem. Here the psalmist contemplates His second coming. The cry may soon be heard, “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh,” etc. It is of the utmost importance that we should be ready.II. The manner of his coming. “A fire shall devour,” etc. It is impossible to describe the... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 50:2
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Zion the abode of GodI. That God dwells in the church.1. In the congregation of the righteous.2. In the hearts of His people.II. That the church is “the perfection of beauty” only when God dwells in it. Otherwise the Church is as the world without the sun; an army in battle without its general; a ship in distress without the pilot.III. That the church is God’s most beautiful dwelling-place.1. Here His love is most of all shown,... read more