If we triumph, it is by the grace of God. How real to every true man is the "wear and tear" of a religious life, the necessary exhaustion from duty. Deuteronomy 33 is a wonderful piece of Hebrew poetry in which Moses addresses each one of the twelve tribes of Israel and gives each one a particular blessing, a blessing to sustain them as they experienced Canaan’s great benefits and bounty. Asher must have been diligent in his proper vocation; else he would not have dipped his foot in oil. "As the Church's days increase, so will her strength grow." The supply is always adjusted to the particular need. Sermons from Deuteronomy 33 Every Home a Little Church: (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; 2 Timothy 3:14-17) The Lord Who is Faithful (Deuteronomy 7:9) Christ B.C. Our strength continuing as our days continue. - D. 1. Negligence is negligence, and no spiritual alchemy can change it into diligence. Take them as they come; for they come as they are sent, arrayed darkly or brightly by the hand of God, and filled with such elements as His wisdom and goodness have put into them. 2. It will be pleasant if there is only the ripple of quiet waters from the prow of the ship, and the flashing of the sunlight from the scarcely crested waves. And when thou shalt rise again in the terrible morning of the resurrection, "as thy days so shall thy strength be"; though the earth be reeling with dismay thou shalt know no fear; though the heavens are tottering with confusion thou shalt know no trouble. But it is better to treat the language as elegant imagery, to indicate the matchless strength of Asher's fortresses. We answer, Dismiss all anxieties and fears. He makes the promise who measures our days (Psalm 31:15). 2. (1)To those who follow conscience against their worldly interests. (5)To those who are troubled about relative afflictions. (2) You will find these treasures not only in the Word of God, but everywhere in the providence of God, if you will consider the ways of the Lord, and ,believe that God is everywhere at work. 4. It has no direct relation to the past — no power of retrieval and recovery. And how? To keep to my figure, if this promise be like a star, you know there is no seeing the stars in the daytime when we stand here upon the upper land; we must go down a deep well, and then we shall be able to discover them. No; "as thy days, so shall thy strength be.". There is eternal life in the promise. That Asher should have treasures under his feet — mines of iron and copper. I. 1. "Happy they who have their quiver full" of these Divine arrows. Thus with God for us. That man has never been sick who does not know his weakness, his want of patience, and of endurance. "Cast thy burden on the Lord," etc. there was a night of lamentation in this place, and the cry of weeping, and of mourning, and of death. III. Keep Believing Ministries is a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization. Soon it increases; the flash of lightning wounds the heaven, and it begins to bleed in showers. In his administration there is no waste. Shall He fail thee? We prove our weakness, perhaps more visibly, when we come into the day of suffering. "Let him be acceptable to his brethren." Now, as this is daytime with our hearts, it will be necessary for us to go down the deep well of old recollections of our past trials. 3. and he forgets how he does new — the once future of anticipated forebodings. Do we submit cheerfully to present disappointments, and exhibit a right temper under all the present little corroding incidents of this conflicting world? Ah! Consider the adaptedness of the promise — for every sort of day. Strength shall be supplied, not in superabundant waste, but in exact proportion to our need. Ah! III. (6)To those who are troubled about their own death.(H. (3)To those who look wistfully on a Christian life, but doubt if they would be able to maintain it. Thy days are for salvation, and thy strength shall be proportioned to thy days' task. When the business and the bustle of life come in conflict with religion and pious reflection. These shoes are meant for trampling upon enemies. Over all her internal wealth there shall be a sure defense. I do not mean that the promise varies, but adapts itself to all our changes. Deuteronomy 33:25 (Amplified Bible) Your castles and strongholds shall have bars of iron and bronze, and as your day, so shall your strength, your rest and security, be. (4)To those who are troubled exceedingly in regard to expected events. THERE IS SET FORTH SOCIAL REPUTATION AND GOOD WILL. I. Remember that God has given to us to have treasures under our feet; but do not so despise His gifts as to leave the mines of revelation unexplored. But there would be waste if the supply of strength daily given were in excess of the requirement. Deuteronomy 33:25. Why it says, 'As thy days, so shall thy strength be.'" We want to join together with pastors and Christian workers to equip the church in China, broadcasting translated sermons, providing ministry resources for Christians and pastors in China. For the rough journey, the shoes of iron and brass. It is no objection that shoes of iron and brass would be unusual, for the protection which God gives His people is unusual. It is even so with us. The Chaldee paraphase reads, "Thou shalt be strong and bright, like iron and brass.". He openeth His hand and supplieth the want of every living thing. I have known a big day — a day of great duties, when great things had to be done for God — too great, it seemed, for one man to do; and when great duty was but half done there came great trouble, such as my poor heart had never felt before. Consider the specificalness of the promise — each one of thy days. To pass through the rivers, and say, I am not overflown; to pass through the furnace, and say, I am not burned; this is by the secret sustaining hand of the Almighty. 4. Ah! It is one thing to look at the doctor's knife, but quite another thing to feel it. W. 2. You are not going to have Monday's grace given you on a Sunday, nor Tuesday's grace on a Monday. It was when Israel's numbers were diminished by intestine wars, that the Eastern potentates gained decisive triumphs. We shall never have cause, like the world's conqueror, to sit down and weep that there are no more worlds to conquer. Thy days are for spiritual progress, and thy strength shall be proportioned to the task. But the promise of our text is susceptible of another application, though that is not its true signification, and may be taken as meaning the necessities of the days shall determine the nature of the strength given. Strength to be given daily. But if this contradiction of nature by a supernatural life is to be ours, as it may be, let us not forget that this promise, like all God's promises, is a promise with conditions. We must first get a good fair idea of the great depth of our own weakness, before we shall be able to behold the brightness of this rich and exceeding precious promise. but blessed be God's name, though the day was big with tempest, and though it swelled with horror, yet as that day was, so was God's strength. 4. There may be days of personal temptation, when the adversary cometh in like a flood. And the strength is not mere endurance. Anchor is a “gospel book” that explains the Good News in a simple and persuasive manner. But "as thy days, so shall thy strength be," and when the eyes become dim, it is possible that they may be longer sighted, and see the things that are, just in proportion as they begin to fail to see "the things that do appear." 3. We have all our tender points. Who is it that restrains the tempest? God is the model of frugal economy. What INFERENCE shall I draw except this? It will be true if we consider the tasks imposed by each succeeding day. Conscious experience of wear and tear: "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." Deuteronomy 33:25 German Bible Alphabetical: according and be bolts bronze days equal gates iron leisurely locks of so strength The to walk will your OT Law: Deuteronomy 33:25 Your bars shall be iron and brass (Deut. It is not designed to teach men that God will maintain a providence of miracles in their behalf. Beecher. No conjuncture shall arise, in which the strength of heaven shall not make us victorious. "As our days, our strength." 3. W. The better part of human nature finds development. Hence, if He pain them, He is sure to preserve them from despair. Asher attended the Divine ordinances. Ah! For life is so full of startling events, that we dare not, from all we see and experience, promise ourselves strength to cope with all possible events. For God never sets His servants to work or warfare beyond the limits of the strength which they have or may have, if they will. The passage has several translations, which may serve as divisions in opening up the meaning. II. His names tell us why he came. IV. 1. Do you answer to this description? W. It is an honor and a joy to live in the esteem and good will of brethren. All contributions are tax-deductible. It does not bring us into any immediate connection with the future. It is possible that as the days increase, and the strength drawn from externals decreases, the power of the Spirit, the maturity of the soul, the insight into the Eternal, the Christ. The past is the past and there is nothing you can do to change...read more We cannot know beforehand what help will spring up from our circumstances. It does not say, "as thy weeks," or "months" but "as thy days." Nor is it only the physical life which dwindles as the days increase, but also much of the inner life is modified by the external, so that the old man's memory becomes less retentive, and the old man's impulses less strong. Life is felt to have nobler interests. But if even there should come the roar and burly of the storm, and the dash of the angry waves against the sides of the vessel, until the very masts are white with spray, you will none the less, and probably even none the later, see and claim your good estate. Let me say one word, and it shall be but a word, about the other application of this great thought. — "As thy days, so shall thy strength be.". how often have we thought, "How I wish I were as strong as So-and-so" — one who had a great deal of faith. people of God, it is one thing to talk about the furnace; it is another thing to be in it. How safe and happy are the Lord's people. 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