1 Peter 5:5-7 Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility… He careth for all. "He careth" for the inorganic creation. His care embraceth the smallest atom and the mightiest globe. "He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down." All the changes in the atmosphere are with Him. "He covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth." The sea is under His care. "Thou rulest the raging of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them" (Psalm 89:9). He careth for vegetable existence. "He causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs for the service of man. He sendeth forth His spirit, and reneweth the face of the earth." He careth for irrational creatures. "He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry." He feedeth the fowls of the air. Most assuredly, then, "He careth" for man, His intelligent offspring. He careth for you; the race, the nation, the family, the individual; and especially for you, the individual. I. It IS A DEMONSTRABLE FACT. 1. Antecedent reasoning bears testimony to this fact. He is our Creator. Does the artist, who has exerted his genius to the utmost in the production of that which he considers his masterpiece, watch over it with care? That which he produced, is he not anxious to preserve? He is our Proprietor. With what care do men watch over their own property. Is the Eternal indifferent to what becomes of His property? He is our Father. He is our Redeemer. Will He who "spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all," cease to watch over us every moment with the utmost care? The very relations which He sustains to us urge the conclusion. 2. The condition in which we were born into this life. We come into this world the most helpless of all helpless creatures. We find the world exquisitely fitted to our organisation in every point. The fitness of the world to us shows that He careth for us. 3. The unequivocal teaching of the Bible. "Can a woman forget her sucking child," etc. The consciousness of the Christian. Every Christian feels that God careth for him. II. IT IS A GLORIOUS FACT. 1. It encourages the most unbounded trustfulness. Who is He? One who is infinite in wisdom, goodness, and power. 2. It encourages adoring gratitude. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. |
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