Over all her internal wealth there shall be a sure defense. It does not say, "as thy weeks," or "months" but "as thy days." It is in the Lord's house, on the Lord's day, that we receive light, instruction, and vigour. Deuteronomy 33:25 German Bible Alphabetical: according and be bolts bronze days equal gates iron leisurely locks of so strength The to walk will your OT Law: Deuteronomy 33:25 Your bars shall be iron and brass (Deut. While there is the deep conviction that His strokes are fewer than their crimes, and lighter than their guilt, there, too, is clear discovery of a parental hand which wields the rod, and a parental eye which smiles through every cloud that covers them.Remarks —. (5)To those who are troubled about relative afflictions. Our courage will kindle as the battle thickens, and our strength increase as we march on to the more desperate onset. It is an honor and a joy to live in the esteem and good will of brethren. Just because the Christian life is a supernatural life that has nothing to do with dependence on physical conditions. 2. Why? Do not be managing and masterful over circumstances and providence; hammering and hewing at the "days" to compel them into a certain shape. Beecher. The supply is always adjusted to the particular need. (3)To those who look wistfully on a Christian life, but doubt if they would be able to maintain it. Thy days are for service and duty, and thy strength shall be proportioned to thy service. 2. Men paralyse their energies in the anticipation of possible emergencies. The better part of human nature finds development. 2. First, it says our strength is to be as our days are; it does not say our strength is to be as our desires are. Shall He fail thee? 1. Dost thou tremble, pilgrim? We answer, Dismiss all anxieties and fears. We may think that we are covered with virtue till we are totally invulnerable, but we have a heel somewhere; there is a place where the arrow of the devil can make way: hence the absolute necessity of taking to ourselves "the whole armour of God," so that there may not be a solitary joint in the harness that shall be unprotected against the arrows of the devil. It is possible that as the days increase, and the strength drawn from externals decreases, the power of the Spirit, the maturity of the soul, the insight into the Eternal, the Christ. "As the Church's days increase, so will her strength grow." pilgrim, there is a little black cloud gathering. You may live till you are never so old, but this promise will outlive you. 2. The past is the past and there is nothing you can do to change...read more 3. As I said, it is a tribal benediction, and all the benedictions of all the tribes have passed over to the great community of New Testament believers. Now look at this one "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." "As thy days, so shall thy strength be.". No doubt some lives, in comparison of others, are tranquil to outward appearance, without almost any change, like some mountain tam, now bright, now clouded, but showing the same features through all the seasons; and others are like the ocean, never resting, often tossed by terrible tempests; but to all the promise applies — "As thy days, so shall thy strength be.". 3. "Journey" — "shoes of iron and brass" (Deuteronomy 8:2-4). There is eternal life in the promise. Has my strength grown with years? Hence, if He pain them, He is sure to preserve them from despair. 2. Who supplies the lions? Hitherto the Lord hath helped us. Do we submit cheerfully to present disappointments, and exhibit a right temper under all the present little corroding incidents of this conflicting world? Lessons —. (6)To those who are troubled about their own death.(H. God makes no mistakes, sending furs for June or muslin for December. Remember that one of His titles is, "The Strength of Israel"; then it follows, "He will not lie"; here is power and faithfulness in its loftiest form. Its fruit is valuable, is utilized for domestic purposes, and has always been a staple commodity of commerce. It may be that these metals were found in veins among the hills, or rather iron and copper, it may that the gates of their cities were, in some cases, fashioned with these metals. Introduction. 2. 3. If our present strength is sufficient for our present purpose, this is all that God has promised, and is enough. Against every rough pebble there is a nail in the shoes of grace. There it is that we are weak indeed. It is even so with us. Ah! (5)To those who are troubled about relative afflictions. 1. That is reserved for God, not for you, — "He only doeth wondrous things." Again, this adaptation will shape the day's strength according to the day's wants. It is not designed to teach men that God will maintain a providence of miracles in their behalf. ), (3)To those who look wistfully on a Christian life, but doubt if they would be able to maintain it. But we cannot suppose the Divine promise fulfilled in such a case. Our God is perfect wisdom, as well as infinite love. "Cast thy burden on the Lord," etc. God's provisions are economic. But it is better to treat the language as elegant imagery, to indicate the matchless strength of Asher's fortresses. These shoes are meant for trampling upon enemies. ", 2. Occasionally this evil passion took fire and broke into open flame. (6)To those who are troubled about their own death.(H. I. THY DAYS ARE ALL THE DAYS OF THY LIFE, HAVING GREAT RELATIONS, PURPOSES, OR INTERESTS, TO WHICH THE STRENGTH IS ADJUSTED. Thus with God for us. 2. What INFERENCE shall I draw except this? But the promise of our text is susceptible of another application, though that is not its true signification, and may be taken as meaning the necessities of the days shall determine the nature of the strength given. Such man's emergency. Here is the test by which we are to try our character. Subscribe to the weekly sermon from Keep Believing Ministries. Anxiety for the future is labour lost. This only may be done: precious lessons may be drawn out of that which has been; and thus the moral continuity of the results of what was evil may be in a measure interrupted, and good drawn out of the evil. We prove our weakness, perhaps more visibly, when we come into the day of suffering. The Church is heir to the Divine promise that as its days increase its strength increases. It is a limited promise. says one, "limited! Not only in stormy seas or devouring fires does it need strength to master one's self, but on the most ordinary commonplace deathbed. people of God, it is one thing to talk about the furnace; it is another thing to be in it. (Deuteronomy 30:19-20) Iron Shoes: God’s Promise for Every New Year (Deuteronomy 33:25) THERE IS FORESHADOWED AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY. (3) For climbing. No doubt there is what may be called grace in stock; in capital if you will, in the existence and operation of gracious principles and dispositions. 5. Ah! Death will be to him a very chariot of fire to take him to the banquet of heaven; or a ship that turns back for no weather, nor ever strikes sail till she enters the harbour. There are days of duty, which seem to be beyond our strength; as when the scholar has to pass through his examination; or when the minister ascends the pulpit and asks, "Who is sufficient for these things?". With the same and yet higher provision men make against emergency does God provide for His people: The Arctic whaler is built for her voyage, no pleasure yacht for a summer's day. Oh! Remember again, thy God, who has promised to be thy strength, is the Cod who upholdeth all things by the word of His hand. 3. 4. Now the dark night comes on, and another day approaches — a day of tempest, and whirlwind, and storm. "As thy days, so," etc. The strength promised will not only turn off the edge of calamities, but will make us more than conquerors over them, and turn their power into a tributary to our own enlargement. It is better for the man every way that his strength should be increased than that the trial should be abated. Occupying, as Asher did, the extreme north-west of Canaan, numerical increase was a source of defensive strength. Be sure of a specific and caring Providence. Can You Trust God With the Details of Your Life? Read the latest on “The Anchor Project” and how you can be support our work. Children of the living God, be rid of your doubts, be rid of your trouble and your fear. Part III: A Prophet Like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19) A Prophet Like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19) Choose Life! 4. Yes, but you would get the glory of them. THERE IS SET FORTH SOCIAL REPUTATION AND GOOD WILL. It does not bring us into any immediate connection with the future. The Lord has spoken to you, and He has said, "Son of man, run, and do such and such a thing which I bid thee"; and you have gone to do it, but as you have been upon your way, a sense of great responsibility has bowed you down, and you have been ready to turn back even at the outset, and to cry, "Send by whomsoever Thou wilt send, but not by me." He expects, in this case, a mercy never promised. There are treasures upon the surface of the Word which we may pick up very readily: even the casual reader will find himself able to understand the simplicities and elements of the Gospel; but the Word of God yields most to the digger.