xxv. 1. _O Lord, Thou art my God._
I. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GOD AND OURSELVES. 1. The Lord is our God
in a necessary and absolute sense. 2. He should be our God by choice
(H. E. I., 306, 307, 2381, 2385, 4630-4647, 4970). 3. If He is thus
to become our God, it must be through the person and work of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and by the exercise of an appropriating faith
(H. E. I., 1652).
II. THE ADVANTAGES WE MAY ANTICIPATE FROM THIS CONNECTION. 1. Light
in darkness. 2. Guidance in perplexity. 3. Protection in danger.
4. Strength in duty. 5. Consolation in sorrow. 6. Sanctity and glory.
III. THE DUTIES ARISING OUT OF THE CONNECTION. 1. We should exalt
Him. 2. We should be jealous for His honour. 3. We must obey His
commands. 4. We should acquiesce in His will. 5. We should seek our
pleasure and satisfaction from Him.--_John Corbin._