Deuteronomy 4:29-31 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.… I. A FEW CASES TO WHICH THIS LANGUAGE APPLIES. 1. "I have gone great lengths in sin. I was a drunkard and blasphemer. God has now brought me into trouble; I cannot live long, and yet fear to die." "But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord," etc. 2. "I was born of religious parents, I was long weary of religion, and wished to be free. At length my father died, and I gave myself up to evil, and now no one cares for my soul." "But if from thence," etc. 3. "My conduct has been correct and orderly; but I have prided myself upon it; I have lived a Pharisee. Now I feel the need of something with which to appear before God." Well, "If from thence," etc. 4. "I have made a profession of religion and thought well of my state, but indulged in secret sins, and afterwards in outward transgressions, and now I am all outcast; everyone shuns me." "But if from thence," etc. 5. "Though I have not lost my character, yet I have lost my peace of mind; I am a backslider." "But if from thence, etc. II. THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THIS ENCOURAGEMENT RESTS. (A. Fuller.) Parallel Verses KJV: But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. |
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