Psalm 49:8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:) I. THE SUBJECT OF REDEEMING LOVE — THE SOUL. We cannot question its existence. Reflect upon — 1. Its origin. 2. Its prodigious faculties. 3. Its duration. The soul is a flower that always blooms, a fountain which ever flows, a seed which never dies, a plant which never withers; that mysterious flame which, once kindled, nought can ever quench. 4. Its last and rescued state. II. THE VALUE OF THIS REDEMPTION. It is "precious." For consider — 1. From what the soul of man is redeemed. 2. To what the soul is redeemed. Some of you have already tasted something of the pleasure which arises to the soul that has been sensibly freed from the trammels of sin and of Satan, and which anticipates the blessedness reserved in heaven for those who love God. 3. By what the soul is redeemed — the precious blood of Christ. III. THE LIMITS within which alone the benefits of this redemption are to be obtained. "It ceaseth for ever." Consider, then — 1. The uncertainty of life. 2. How this world deceives us. 3. And Satan also deceives. 4. The positive evil which springs from delay. (John Gasken, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)WEB: For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough, |
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