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"The cedars of Lebanon which he hat planted."
-- Psalms 104:16(
Lebanon's cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe
their planting entirely to the Lord. This is quite true of every child
of God. He is not man-planted, nor self-planted, but God-planted. The
mysterious hand of the divine Spirit dropped the living seed into a
heart which he had himself prepared for its reception. Every true heir
of heaven owns the great Husbandman as his planter. Moreover, the
cedars of Lebanon are not dependent upon man for their watering; they
stand on the lofty rock, unmoistened by human irrigation; and yet our
heavenly Father supplieth them. Thus it is with the Christian who has
learned to live by faith. He is independent of man, even in temporal
things; for his continued maintenance he looks to the Lord his God, and
to him alone. The dew of heaven is his portion, and the God of heaven
is his fountain. Again, the cedars of Lebanon are not protected by any
mortal power. They owe nothing to man for their preservation from
stormy wind and tempest. They are God's trees, kept and preserved by
him, and by him alone. It is precisely the same with the Christian. He
is not a hot-house plant, sheltered from temptation; he stands in the
most exposed position; he has no shelter, no protection, except this,
that the broad wings of the eternal God always cover the cedars which
he himself has planted. Like cedars, believers are full of sap, having
vitality enough to be ever green, even amid winter's snows. Lastly, the
flourishing and majestic condition of the cedar is to the praise of God
only. The Lord, even the Lord alone hath been everything unto the
cedars, and, therefore David very sweetly puts it in one of the psalms,
"Praise ye the Lord, fruitful trees and all cedars." In the believer
there is nothing that can magnify man; he is planted, nourished, and
protected by the Lord's own hand, and to him let all the glory be
ascribed.
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This message was edited by Amos on 8-16-02 @ 12:01 PM
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