0862. LOVED AND LIFTED.

LOVED AND LIFTED.

Isa_38:17.

I. A Miserable Condition. "In the pit of corruption." The pit, a place of darkness. Bondage.

II. A Sorrowful Experience. "For peace I had great bitterness." The bitterness of disappointment; the bitterness of a guilty conscience.

III. A Wonderful Deliverance.

1. The Nature of It. "From the pit of corruption."

2. The Comfort of It. "Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back."

3. The Cause of It. "In love to my soul."

Autor: James Smith