Psalm 50:23 Whoever offers praise glorifies me: and to him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. I. A MAN CANNOT ORDER HIS CONVERSATION ARIGHT WHO DOES NOT SEEK AND WAIT FOR THE SALVATION OF GOD. By the salvation of God we understand man's deliverance from sin and death and condemnation, through the great work of the atonement wrought by the Lord Jesus Christ. II. THE MAN DOES NOT SEEK THE SALVATION OF GOD ARIGHT WHO DOES NOT SEEK IT IN ORDERING HIS CONVERSATION ARIGHT (Psalm 25:14; Hosea 6:3). A man who sets about it earnestly, doing the will of God as far as he sees it, does not rest in that; he still looks to Christ, he still looks for God's quickening Spirit to give life to his obedience, and that man is ordering his conversation aright. The Word of God warrants us, and the experience of God's children in all ages warrants us, in saying that as He has not said "Seek ye his" in vain, so no man that seeks honestly to order his conversation aright shall fail to have shown to him, sooner or later, the salvation of God. (Hugh Stowell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. |
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