Topic: God prepares a table.

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God prepares a table.

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March 9, 2022 at 3:51 pm #14385

spencel
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“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:” Psalm 23

The commentary written on the 23rd Psalm by Charles Spurgeon(click on title to read complete commentary) made me appreciate this beautiful psalm/prayer found in our lesson twice this week.

Mr. Spurgeon writes regarding the above citation, “Yet see the quietude of the godly man in spite of and in the sight of his enemies. How refreshing is his calm bravery! “Thou preparest a table before me.” When a soldier is in the presence of his enemies, if he eats at all he snatches a hasty meal, and away he hastens to the fight. But observe: “Thou preparest a table,” just as a servant does when she unfolds the damask cloth and displays the ornaments of the feast on an ordinary peaceful occasion. Nothing is hurried; there is no confusion, no disturbance. The enemy is at the door, and yet God prepares a table, and the Christian sits down and eats as if everything were in perfect peace. Oh! the peace which Jehovah gives to his people, even in the midst of the most trying circumstances!
‘Let earth be all in arms abroad,
They dwell in perfect peace.'”

March 10, 2022 at 9:18 am #14390

Murad A
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Thank you!… reminds me of Mrs. Eddy’s counsel S&H p.394, “It is well to be calm in sickness; to be hopeful is still better; but to understand that sickness is not real and that Truth can destroy its seeming reality, is best of all, for this understanding is the universal and perfect remedy.
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