Help, Lord Ps. 12

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Help, Lord

Psalm 12

Help, Lord. David probably had personal experience with the things written in this psalm. As we walk in the world around us, we too experience these things. This passage has a Tribulation context, yet we can be helped by a present-day application. Here on a Wednesday night, you have just stepped out of the world around you and into a sanctuary, your church. Let us look at the things that are out there.

 

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Verse 2

 

Fanny Crosby To Shun Flatterer

Before 1840 my friends had nearly spoiled me with their praises. At least I began to feel my own importance as a poet a little too much.

So the superintendent, Mr. Jones, thought something ought to be done to curb such rising vanity. One morning after breakfast I was summoned to the office. It was an impressive occasion, and I remember what Mr. Jones said almost word for word:

“Fanny, I am sorry you have allowed yourself to be carried away by what others have said about your verses. True, you have written a number of poems of real merit; but how far do they fall short of the standard that you might attain.

“Shun a flatterer, Fanny, as you would a viper; for no true friend would deceive you with words of flattery. Remember that whatever talent you possess belongs wholly to God. You ought to give Him the credit for all that you do.”

Then the dear man said to me, “Fanny, have I wounded your feelings?” Something within me bore witness that Mr. Jones spoke the truth. So I answered,

“No, sir. On the contrary, you have talked to me like a father, and I thank you very much for it.”

In years afterward I gradually came to realize that his advice was worth more than the price of rubies.

 

 

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Verse 4

Webster Reared On Bible

Webster testified: “If there be anything in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents for instilling into my mind an early love for the Scriptures. From the time that, at my mother’s feet or on my father’s knee, I learned to lisp verses from the Sacred Writings they have been my daily study.

“The older I grow and the more I read the Holy Scriptures, the more reverence I have for them and the more I am convinced that they are not only the best guide for the conduct of this life, but the foundation of all hope respecting the future state.

“If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering. But if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.”

—Daniel Webster

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