0533. WONDERFUL LOVE

WONDERFUL LOVE

Eze_16:4-14

I. The Condition of the Sinner.

1. UNWASHED. "Neither wast thou washed" (Eze_16:4).

2. UNPITIED. "None eye pitied thee" (Eze_16:5).

3. EXPOSED. "Cast out in the open field" (Eze_16:5).

4. LOATHSOME. "To the loathing of thy person."

5. OPPRESSED. "Trodden underfoot" (Eze_16:6, margin).

II. The Love of the Saviour. Seen in His-

1. COMING NEAR. "I passed thee by" (Eze_16:6).

2. INFINITE COMPASSION. "I looked upon thee; behold thy time was a time of love" (Eze_16:8).

3. WORD OF POWER. "I said unto thee, Live" (Eze_16:8).

III. The Privileges of the Saved.

1. SHELTERED. "I spread My skirt over thee" (Eze_16:8).

2. WASHED. "Then washed I thee" (Eze_16:9).

3. CLOTHED. "I clothed thee" (Eze_16:10).

4. ANOINTED. "I anointed thee" (Eze_16:9).

5. GIRDED. "I girded thee" (service) (Eze_16:10).

6. ADORNED. "I decked thee with ornaments" (Eze_16:11). "Thy beauty perfect through My comeliness" (Eze_16:14).

7. CROWNED. "I put a beautiful crown upon thy head" (Eze_16:12). Saved by grace alone.

Autor: James Smith