30. \u201cAs He Hath Promised\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lord binds Himself to His Word of Promise, and we command His fulfilment when we obey the conditions attached thereto. Ponder the words, \u201cas He hath promised,\u201d in the following Scriptures.<\/p>\n
1. Bestowment. After Jehovah had brought Israel into the land of Canaan, \u201cas He\u201d had promised (see seven \u201cI wills\u201d in Exo_6:6-8), they were to call to mind God\u2019s giving in redemption by keeping the feast of the Passover. A lively memory causes the heart to sing in loving praise. To forget His redeeming love, His saving grace, His liberating, His supplying gifts, His gracious presence, His guiding Word, and His willing service, is to express the deepest ingratitude.<\/p>\n
2. Enlargement. \u201cWhen the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised, thou mayest eat flesh\u201d (Deu_12:20). Previously to this command, the children of Israel were prohibited from eating only such animal food as had been offered in sacrifice, but now they could have as much as they desired; and the reason given is, because they were enlarged, that is, having greater facilities for production, there was greater provision for supply. An enlargement of soul always means an enlargement of capacity to appreciate what the Lord gives.<\/p>\n
3. Avouchment. \u201cThe Lord hath avouched thee this day to be His peculiar people\u201d (\u201ca people for His own possession,\u201d R.V.), \u201cas He hath promised thee\u201d (Deu_26:18). Israel had avouched the Lord to be their God\u2014Deu_26:17, and He responds by taking what they gave. Nothing gives the Lord greater pleasure than to possess us when we want to be possessed; when we love Him well we are willing to let Him take all. Adam\u2019s sleeping\u2014Gen_2:21; Abram\u2019s giving\u2014Gen_22:16; Rebekah\u2019s going\u2014Gen_24:58; Moses\u2019 forsaking\u2014Heb_11:24-27; Ruth\u2019s clinging\u2014Rth_1:16; Jonathan\u2019s surrendering\u20141Sa_18:4; David\u2019s growing\u20141 Chron. xii; mighty men\u2019s risking\u20141Ch_11:17-19; widow\u2019s casting\u2014Luk_12:59; Mary\u2019s anointing\u2014Joh_12:3, are a few illustrations of what results when the Lord possesses.<\/p>\n
4. Accomplishment. \u201cFor the Lord your God fighteth for you, as He hath promised you\u201d (Jos_23:10). Israel was an instrument of judgment to repel the inhabitants of Canaan because of their sins. We who believe in Christ have foes of a different character to contend with, namely, principalities and powers in heavenly places. When we walk with the Conqueror we shall surely conquer. Mark what the \u201cLord your God\u201d is said to have done all down Joshua 23, and don\u2019t forget the whole reason is in the \u201cfor\u201d of Jos_23:10. When the Lord drives out we can chase out our enemies.<\/p>\n
5. Fulfilment. \u201cThe Gospel of God, which He had promised afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord\u201d (Rom_1:1-3). The Scriptures are meaningless unless we see Christ in them, but they are meanful if we see Him. Adam, the man; Abel, the shepherd; Noah, the saviour; Enoch, the godly; Abraham, the giver; Isaac, the offered; Jacob, the toiler; and Joseph, the provider, foregleam His glory. The offerings are types of the many-sidedness of His atoning sacrifice; and the messages of the Psalms and the prophets proclaim His worth and work.<\/p>\n
6. Advent. \u201cNow He hath promised… Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also Heaven\u201d (Heb_12:26). If the passage is pondered from which the writer to the Hebrew Christians quotes\u2014Hag_2:5-9, it will be seen it has to do with the Lord\u2019s Coming in power to set up His Kingdom on the earth. The nations will then recognise the Lord in Jerusalem, for when He shakes the earth and the Heavens, and the nations, then the nations will acknowledge the Lord, for \u201cthe precious things of all the nations shall come\u201d (Hag_2:7, R.V.), that is, shall be brought as offerings\u2014see Zep_3:10; Zec_14:16.<\/p>\n
7. Enrichment. \u201cBlessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him\u201d (Jas_1:12; Jas_2:5). Crown-wearers are first of all cross-bearers. Those who stand the test of trial take their place among those who have triumphed.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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