The Pity of the Lord by H. C. MILLER.

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 1, 1867

The Pity of the Lord.

By H. C. MILLER.

“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.” Ps ciii, 13.

By comparison does the Lord often give us instruction. By the comparison in the text he teaches us how he looks upon us in our weakness. When the child, who loves his parent and tries to do his will, has, through weakness, or ignorance, done contrary to the parent’s wishes, how does the father manage? As the little one in sorrow comes sobbing to its father’s arms, is not his heart moved with pity and compassion? Does he not consider the child’s inexperience, weakness, and youth? Does he not see the penitence and tears, and does not his heart melt? Does he not kiss away those tears of sorrow, and yield to the plea for forgiveness? And does he not patiently counsel him how to do next time? “So the Lord pitieth them that fear him.”

Christian brethren, you who have tried hard to do the will of God, and have felt his love moving your heart to do his will, who have retired to your closet at night, sobbing over some failure during the day, and feeling that you would like to go to his arms and tell your sorrow, but who yet doubt your acceptance, be encouraged; let your hearts be cheered, your doubts be removed, your faith increased, by the thought that, “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.” “He knoweth our frame: he remembereth that we are dust.”

H. C. MILLER.