Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense… Say to them that are of a fearful heart. This implies that fear will be a necessary element in our life. All depends on the heart. Fear increases with experience. I. THY GOD REIGNETH TO SALVATION. His power is in this direction. He is God. He is thy God - the God of thy salvation. 1. It is an empire over sin. All its agencies and influences. 2. It is an empire over hearts. Because it is connected with the cross! 3. It is an empire over enemies. There is no Manichean universe of equally divided forces. The Lord is King. II. THY GOD REIGNETH TO CONSOLATION. He is human as well as Divine. 1. He is Lord of circumstance. 2. He is Lord of condition. He can and does extend his pity to the weak and the poor. 3. He is Lord of dissolution. For death is in his hands. III. THY GOD REIGNETH TO GLORIFICATION. All things make manifest: 1. His praise. 2. His perfections. 3. His permanence. "Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom." IV. THY GOD REIGNETH TO SUBJUGATION. All enemies under his feet. 1. Power to control. 2. Power to educe good out of evil. 3. Power to raise and to cast down. V. THY GOD REIGNETH TO ADORATION. His kingship will evoke the worshipping homage of all creation. 1. Angels adore him. 2. Saints adore him. Heaven shall ring with the glad acclaim of a great multitude that no man can number. "Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever." - W.M.S. Parallel Verses KJV: Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. |
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