1182. The Divine Claim

The Divine Claim

"Yea, I swear unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest Mine" (Eze_16:8, l. c.).

"Thou becamest Mine." What comfort these words carry to the believer's heart!

1. We are not our own, we are bought with a price. We are His possession. No wonder that the Spirit of God urges us to present ourselves to God. No wonder we are told to yield our members unto God. No wonder that we are commanded to serve God. We are His and all that we have is His.

Gladly do we put our head under His yoke, gladly do we sign ourselves "the bondslaves of Jesus Christ." If we refuse to yield ourselves to God we would be thieves and robbers.

2. We are wholly His. With what joy, with what tenderness of love does Christ make His claim, "Thou becomest Mine." The Lord delights in His own. Solomon's Song presents a most wonderful dialogue between Christ and His Church. The one seems to vie with the other in expressions of love.

The Lord Jesus loves us with all devotion, He says unto us, "Behold thou art fair, My love."

Not only does Christ make His claim of ownership, a present-day affair, but He says with all the fondness of a lover's heart, "Thou shalt be Mine in that day when I make up My jewels."

The Lord's portion is His people. He delights in the sons of men. "For Thy pleasure we were created."

When the Lord Jesus sees His own ascending the skies, He will shout the shout of joy, He will shout the shout of love, as He meets them.

3. He is wholly OURS. If He says unto us, "Thou becamest Mine," He also says unto us, "I am thine." If we are to be unto Him, so also will He be unto us. We are accustomed to sing

"I am Thine, O Lord,

I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me."

Would it not be right for us to sing

Thou art mine, O Lord,

For I heard Thy voice,

And Thou gavest Thyself to me?

Both statements are true. We are His, and He is ours. Praise the Lord!

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR