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The
Smile Of God
Who will show us any good?" Psa. 4:6. The world is
asking this question of the saint. The saint finds the
answer in the words of the remainder of the text.
"Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon
us." The smile of God is the chief good. Nothing in
all this world is good except it has God's good pleasure
upon it. Let that alone, dear soul, upon which God will
not smile. It is heaven upon earth to stand continually in
the smile of God. That is the essential good. Pluck no
rose that does not have the radiance of light from the
countenance of God upon it. It will prick you if you do.
Nothing will take God's place in man's life. Men have
tried to manufacture artificial sunlight, but they have
not yet succeeded in inventing something that will melt
the snows of winter, paint the flowers with beautiful
colors, mantle the fields with coverings of green, and
shoot life through all nature. It is only God that can
bring light, peace, and health to the soul. The pleasures
and riches of the world will never do it. You may have the
applause of the world, its riches, and its pleasures if
you wish them, but let me stand in the light of God's
countenance. God's smile will bring a bright spot into
life's darkest hours.
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