Homilist Lamentations 3:24-26 The LORD is my portion, said my soul; therefore will I hope in him.… I. MAN'S POSSESSION OF THE HIGHEST GOOD. "The Lord is my portion." What does this mean? How can man finite possess the infinite? To possess a person is to possess the love and friendship of another. The little child possesses his parents, he has their hearts. The father may be a monarch, swaying his sceptre over millions, yet the child has him, and with his lisping tongue he may say, "That monarch is mine, I have his heart." Thus a good man possesses the infinite. This wonderful possession — 1. Answers the profoundest cravings of human nature. 2. Consummates the bliss of human nature. II. MAN'S ASSURANCE OF THE HIGHEST GOOD. "Saith my soul." Man is a duality. In his nature there is the auditor and speaker. How does the soul give this assurance? 1. By its reasoning. Its logic conducts to the conclusion — (1) That God gives Himself to souls of a certain character. (2) That it is in possession of that identical character. 2. By its consciousness. Wherever there is genuine godliness, there is, I believe, an impression apart from all reasoning of God's love and friendship. III. MAN'S CONFIDENCE IN THE HIGHEST GOOD. "Therefore will I hope in Him." To trust in Him is to trust — 1. In infinite love. 2. In infallible wisdom. 3. In almighty power. 4. In unchanging all-sufficiency. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.WEB: Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him. |
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