Word
of God
But
he answering, said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread only,
but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
The
Gospel According to Matthew 4:4
Psalm
11:1
Prefaced
& Edited by Doktor Riktor Von Zhades
In
the Lord put I my trust; how say ye then to my soul, flee to your
mountain as a bird?
Brethren:
There
are those that are naysayers, that wonder as to how we can put our
lives in the hands of He that created us. They shake their heads and
give advice that they feel would be of use to us. Now admittedly,
there are good people that are knowledgeable in many areas wherein
such advice might be of use, but first, we must seek the Lord our
God, placing our trust in Him alone. He will direct our paths to such
people. - Dr. Riktor Von Zhades – Servant of Christ
“As
the serious advice of his timorous friends; so many understand it,
and with great probability. Some that were hearty well-wishers to
David, when they saw how much Saul was exasperated against him and
how maliciously he sought his life, pressed him by all means to flee
for the same to some place of shelter, and not to depend too much
upon the anointing he had received, which, they thought, was more
likely to occasion the loss of his head than to save it. That which
grieved him in this motion was not that to flee now would savour of
cowardice, and ill become a soldier, but that it would savour of
unbelief and would ill become a saint who had so often said, In the
Lord put I my trust.” - Matthew Henry - Theologian
“Not
in himself, in his own heart, nor in his own righteousness and
strength; nor in men, the greatest of men, the princes of the earth;
nor in his armies, or any outward force; but in the Lord, as the God
of providence and of grace; and in the Messiah, in his person and
righteousness; so the Chaldee paraphrase renders it, ‘in the Word
of the Lord do I hope’: and the phrase denotes a continued exercise
of faith in the Lord; that he was always looking to him, staying
himself on him, and committing himself and all his concerns to him;
for he does not say, I ‘have’, or I ‘will’, but I ‘do’,
put my trust in the Lord; at all times, even in the worst of times,
and in the present one; wherefore he is displeased with his friends
for endeavouring to intimidate him, persuading him to flee and
provide for his safety, when he had betaken himself to the Lord, and
was safe enough.” - John Gill - Theologian
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