The Assembly of God. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IIIMackintosh, Charles Henry
Religion
The Assembly of God. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. III
Mackintosh, Charles Henry
Theology
Thus it was in that interesting and instructive scene on which we have
been dwelling. "Jehoshaphat bowed his head, with his face to the ground:
and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord,
worshiping the Lord. And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites,
and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of
Israel with a loud voice on high."
Here we have the true attitude and the proper occupation of the
believer. Jehoshaphat withdrew his eyes from "that great company that
had come against him," and fixed them upon the living God. Jehovah had
come right in and placed Himself between His people and the enemy, just
as He had done in the day of the exodus, at the Red Sea, so that instead
of looking at the difficulties, they might look at Him.
This, beloved reader, is the secret of victory at all times, and under
all circumstances. This it is which fills the heart with praise and
thanksgiving, and bows the head in wondering worship. There is something
perfectly beautiful in the entire bearing of Jehoshaphat and the
congregation, on the occasion before us. They were evidently impressed
with the thought that they had nothing to do but to praise God. And they
were right. Had He not said to them, "Ye shall not need to fight"? What
then had they to do? What remained for them? Nothing but praise. Jehovah
was going out before them to fight; and they had but to follow after Him
in adoring worship.
"And they rose early in the morning, and went forth in the wilderness of
Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O
Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; believe in the Lord your God, so
shall ye be established; believe His prophets, so shall ye prosper" (2
Chron. xx. 20).
It is of the very last importance that God's word should ever have its
own supreme place in the heart of the Christian. God has spoken. He has
given us His Word; and it is for us to lean unshaken thereon. We want
nothing more. The divine Word is amply sufficient to give confidence,
peace, and stability to the soul. We do not need evidences from man to
prove the truth of God's word. That Word carries its own powerful
evidences with it. To suppose that we require human testimony to prove
that God's word is true, is to imply that man's word is more valid, more
trustworthy, more authoritative, than the word of God. If we need a
human voice to interpret, to ratify, to make God's revelation available,
then we are virtually deprived of that revelation altogether.
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