Remembering the Lord when fainting (Quality: Average)

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[8:34] why shouldn't the Lord have had mercy upon them? What warrant are we to say that they were loved? And I always had loved them and admired the attitude of the King of Nineveh because he didn't give a command to his people that they should put on sackcloth and clothed and sit in ashes.

[9:04] He did it himself. Trying to find it. For the word came unto the King of Nineveh and he arose from his throne and he laid his robe upon him and covered in the sackcloth and sat in ashes.

[9:24] And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the King and his noble saying Let neither man nor beast, herb nor flock, taste anything.

[9:37] Let them not feed nor drink water but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily unto God. Yea, let them turn every man from his evil way and from the bonds that is in their hand.

[9:54] Who can tell? You see? I know my friends will say that's a faith of mine but who can tell my friends? Can you tell?

[10:07] Who can tell? The boldest sinner out of hell who lives to feel their need is welcome to the throne of grace the sages the sages blood to plead?

[10:22] Don't you prejudge the cases, friends? Don't you prejudge them? Not our fathers. Who can tell? If God would turn and repent and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish not.

[10:38] And God saw their work that they turned from their evil ways and God repented the evil that he had said he would do unto them and they did it now.

[10:52] And Jonah didn't like it. What a strange, what a strange thought it was. Well, you know all over the many, many years the Lord has been pleased in answer to my prayers to give me a text with the word remember or remember or forget not over all these years.

[11:16] For I seek always, friends, of a minister to go their way. I seek always to the Lord for a word of relevance to the season and the occasion.

[11:29] When my soul fainted within me I remember the Lord. I remember the Lord.

[11:44] And what did he remember? Those things which I wish all of us I pray the time may come when there shall not be an exception of everyone in this chapel when we can all of us look back and remember things things which the Lord has done.

[12:03] what do we remember? I remember the Lord. I have the light on their last year's text I think it was on their last year's own letter.

[12:17] I knew. I knew. Can't quote it actually. I think it's in him as well. But the hymn says I knew on the years that are past I remember the Lord.

[12:35] What did Jonah remember? What do we remember? Well that we remember that he is that great God of infinite infinite unlimited superfanging power and majesty and might that he is the fount the infinite fount of wisdom and that he has supreme control.

[13:10] It's a nice thing to be saying I'm very pleased because as I sat here I thought to myself I wish I had given our brother a hymn 64 but this one is no the first one the second one rather it very much compasses that hymn 64 you know sovereign ruler and a skull axe ever gracious ever wise all my times are in thy hand all events that I command Can you submit to that since last remembrance Sunday and say our word is difficult Lord give me grace how to do I can bet around me fly till he did

[14:13] I cannot die one's been rather dangerously just for a season at rather danger point the one at one spot through the air it's past now we are told by a doctor not a single shaft can hit till the God of love sees catch I remember the Lord I remember I remember that he still sign he changed it not that he had that sign control and that sign knowledge and poor knowledge that still he did his will in the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none none stay his hands or say him might do it now still he is omnipotent omnipresent and I miss him still he knows all things and controls all things still we may go to him and if we can't find any more words we can stammer oh Lord their knowledge oh Lord their knowledge they know my damn sitting and mine uprighting though I was acquainted with all my ways they was beset me behind and before they noticed my thought afar they shall guide me with thy counsel and afterwards receive me to glory you member and all in all he is as God supreme the Lord

[16:28] God omnipotent whoever reigns I hope that my meditation will be sufficient for the services today for I find myself in my mind almost at the end before I began but what else what else would Jonah remember not only the power and the majesty and the might and the wisdom and the control of his God what else would he remember what else do you remember friend what else do I remember well he would remember this I hope this doesn't put my mind off beam so to speak and he would remember this if he knew how him his love in time past forgive me to think that he would leave me at last in trouble to see and each other neasier

[17:43] I have him reviewed on terms his good pleasure to help me right through Jonah would remember the love and the mercy and the tenderness and the grace and the pity of his God wouldn't he he would remember him who had appeared to him in six troubles and his faith would be such that he would not deserve him in seven pitiful enemies I know the Lord appeared to you my friend more than six times hasn't he more than sixty times six yea you can't number them because I mean to the saints you're not aware of all of them so in protection I have unseen yet forever

[18:45] I have when my soul prayed to them I remembered the Lord Jonah's soul was quite well prayed with him I don't know what it's not for me to say I don't view the indulge in conjecture my friends have known me well and vouched for that but it's quite possible that Jonah didn't know where he was isn't it by the expressions that he gives the waters accompanied me a vent into the soul the depths closed me round about the weeds were wrapped about my head I went down to the bottoms of the mountains the earth window barns was about me forever yet thou yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption oh Lord my

[19:47] God can't you remember friends those are special times through various causes when your soul ain't you with anything and if you felt just as Jonah felt we read in verse four in this second chapter then I said I am calm out of thy side did you go on to say what Jonah said yet will I look again toward thy holy temple those psalms I mentioned they are well worthy of their attention especially on this remembered Sunday you'll see how many times the children of Israel wander from their God God that when he heard their voice he remembered that they were

[20:53] I can't quote you quite they were the dust frail he had compassion upon them when they turned to him he turned to them he heard their prayers he knew their signs he came to their deliverance and wandered away again he never gave them up because he meant for them his covenant and he will never give us up if we ask him he will never give us up he came up my friend he said I gave thee upon the pound of my hands thy walls are continually before me oh Israel they shall not be forgotten of me of course some people tell us that the

[22:02] Christian life is all rosy it is all bright it is all happiness well you feel this my friend that there is far more joy and happiness than we are willing to give God thanks for isn't there joy and happiness is it all sorrow is it all blue is it all a value of the shadow here of course it is far from that time I can tell you an instance which I I don't think is proven especially in public but within the last court night when I had a job to restrain my feelings I could have shaded a leg pray the

[23:04] Lord and my wife said yes I know dear I know how you feel but don't tell everyone you see we need to be cautious friends don't want to cut our clothes before swine but there was an outstanding circumstance which proved to men yet once again that the very hairs of my head are all remembering that my God who sees the fallen was far will ever be my watchful and providential and kind and gracious and loving God if you're saying you mustn't be on such a high note that's presumption I say my friends that utter nonsense that's the vile temptation of

[24:08] Satan read the 107th son let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom he had redeemed and gathered them out from the north and the south and the east and the west though they wandered in a soldier way we read that we led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city of habitation and if their redeemed do not praise the Lord who will will the world be praised him these aren't eight verse friends they're not just eight verse of an uncontrolled spirit they are the fruit of my spirit not a short one now in the things of God in the world he's an tribulation you're very foolish who can expect anything else but be of good cheer

[25:15] I have overcome work these things have I spoken unto you that in me you won't find it anywhere else you won't find it in yourself and you won't find it in your other ones you may not find it in your past you may you may you might have peace when my soul fainted within me I remember the Lord I remember the first joy of his love love I trace back now to those things which at that time I couldn't begin to understand and knowing it I saw it all came to this beautiful world I love thee with an everlasting love therefore with love and kindness have I drawn thee you're saying yes my but the strange and the protection way wherein the Lord drew me well my friends you've got to leave that haven't you and be thankful that you've been drawn and seeing the very drawing proof that you've been loved with an everlasting love

[26:49] I don't find it complicated to you therefore with love and kindness have I drawn me I remember the Lord I remember the Lord I remember when when he begun that strange and wonderful work in my heart those who taught me almost to despair I remember the Lord and his sovereignty that each had mercy upon such a month morning I remember the Lord in all this evening in all this sovereignty don't don't mind me keep repeating this short text will you when my soul fainted within me I remember the Lord it's when our souls faint friends that things become real we don't want shadows then we don't want country devised fables of men then we want we want the

[28:03] Lord I was speaking to a dear friend that only yesterday morning who was always more than afflicted he had chronic asthma which at times flared up to a real alarming degree and he told me that he sometimes wondered if he was able to take another branch and this is what he said we go in the ministry he said we want a man and he said we want a man who will lead us to Jesus and he said we want to see a man and he goes back to him a man there is a real man with wounds still gave him why from which streams of blood once ran in hands and feet inside and his whole face changed with a sweet solemnity and he said we want to know that man who agonised for our sins who was crucified and

[29:33] I thought to my word friend you want real things don't you you want real things you want real things are you satisfied with superficial knowledge of the Lord do you want it to be like this last line says that Jesus may be all in all you want him to be all then dear friend don't dictate don't dictate as to the way God will take in making Jesus to be your all you can't take it both ways you can't serve two masters you can't serve God any man Joshua said which will you choose this day are you saved we don't want any free will

[30:34] I put it to your friends in the name of the Lord solemnly what will you choose this day the Holy Spirit help you to choose that way whereby and wherein Jesus shall be to you all in all it won't be easy but it will be extremely blessings it will I'm speaking strangely when my soul fainted with me I remember the Lord don't you think the apostle caused souls fainted within infinite times do you think his hope was so strong that Satan never assailed him and his son to some extent harassed him but what could he say there's only one thing he could say

[31:48] I can do all things through Christ which rank his need for I have proved that two poles promise to be true in my own case and my own life and in my own experience I'm speaking for mine because God said to me my grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect weakness I remember the door don't you remember I know the years passed and generations come along to whom the last war not to mention the first great world of war which many of us remember when of course they only know these things by reading and hearing you go back don't be some of us on this remember today you go back to the first world war 1940 1918 and you remember our

[33:03] Lord every work every work deserved yet and such as I deserve in Jesus when my feet make haste of her there I should have gone but they have done all things well thy love was great thy mercy free and everyone that touched it come into the waters with no money no price thy love was free which won't piss to give a name all in name of the Lord are you remember are you in George among your are and he has watched over you all through the years through all the changing scenes of life we've got a lot change in our book

[34:07] I think it's just a verse or two ultimately I believe men more really in the original through all the changing scenes of life been the same God through sorrow and through joy same God what a mercy practice you say when you get me a bit emotional sentimental well I believe I am for every year I would you I'm a year older and I'm a year near eternity and I daily pitch my moving tent a day's march nearer home home line home home the night is fast bent the day's approaching not the day's fast bent and the night's approaching no the day is past the night's past and the days of patience until the day dawn and the shadows hear way come my beloved and be there like a road or a young heart upon the mountains of

[35:35] Peter I remember the Lord remember those days of my earliest battles when he said unto me there are all fair my life there is no spot in them do you remember are you remembering those prayers when you were almost given to despair those prayers when he had him seen to his brothers and yet suddenly the Lord appeared in quite a different way quite an unexpected way when he came to your relief you my friend I'm a sinner a sinner speaks to you and as I repeat this text oh my friend do you know anything of the treasure of your heart do you do you know how deceitful it is

[36:47] I do as I repeat this text which I know has made a blessing until at least one year some years ago with pride in my heart and yet has been my prayer for 40 years let not the foot of pride lift up itself against me you know the text from all here some years ago who remembered us in our lowest day for his mercy continue forever and you remember those times don't you remember those times you sing your blessing when you were lifted up when you had that brother given a fresh jar when once more he set your foot upon that rock his tabbers your going and he put a new song in your mouth not new really because you've sung it before but you felt you've never seen it again because there's new song in your mouth you've given praise on your

[37:57] God and yet you're saved then won't you many many years have passed since then but what's happening what's been the issue many years have passed since then many changes I've seen yet have been upheld many many things I see the time is gone my ramifications will soon come to an end this morning when my soul can't hear within me when I thought well this is the end

[39:03] I'll make shit back a face I'll bring scorn upon my holy name I'll come to deserve confusion in the ministry when my soul painted in me I meant the Lord and that was right didn't it that was the beginning wasn't it the beginning of restoration and the Lord spoke unto the fish and he vomited out upon the dry land now I do hope this evening that we can speak in a more ordinary way I hope there have been a few crumbs friends if there is anyone here this morning who will be in dire straits which hand corner at the end of the earth well remember your

[40:09] God friend and in the only man will remember this that fear says I will never leave with nor foresight with him I will never leave leave nor leave nor leave nor leave nor leave nor leave him 403 come every gracious heart that loves the saviour's name you'll know his powers exert to celebrate his fame tell all who fear the Lord below the debt of love to him you owe 400 and pray

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