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(James
Smith, "The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and
Immutability of the Savior's Grace Displayed!")
The love of
Jesus for His people is armed with divine
power, for the execution of its purposes and the
fulfillment of its designs. It will perform all its good
pleasure--but in the most judicious and prudent way.
Divine love will not be conquered! None can effectually resist
its sweet omnipotence when it is exerted; nor are any disposed
to find fault, when they feel its omnipotent sweetness.
Christ's omnipotent love
for His people . . .
reaches its objects, when at the greatest
distance from God;
raises them from the pit of destruction;
plucks them as brands from the fire;
delivers
them from the power of darkness;
and translates them into His blessed eternal
kingdom!
Christ's omnipotent love for His people . . .
restores
the backslidden believer from his wanderings;
extricates the erroneous believer
from the labyrinths of error;
preserves the tempest-tossed believer
from dashing upon the rocks of destruction;
supports the heavenly traveler in his rugged way; and
guides the pilgrims of Zion by its strength, to His holy
habitation.
Christ's omnipotent love for His people never varies--and it cannot fail! Every
object of the dying love of Jesus is addressed in the language
of inspiration, "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath
are the everlasting arms!" Weakness may be felt, and
the soul may be ready to faint--but divine love says, "I will
strengthen you! I will help you! Yes, I will uphold you with the
right hand of My righteousness."
We may come up out of the wilderness, leaning upon the
omnipotent arm of a Savior's love (Song of Songs 8:5),
and exclaim, "Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear.
God is my refuge and strength, my ever-present help in times of trouble.
Therefore I will not fear, though the earth gives way and the
mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar
and foam and the mountains quake with their surging--for the
Lord Almighty is with me, and the
omnipotent Savior is my refuge!"
Happy, unspeakably happy--is the soul who is saved by the
omnipotent love of Jesus! Nothing shall by any means hurt it,
while it . . .
follows in the footsteps of the lambs,
feeds among His flock,
and walks by His holy precepts.
All the attributes of Deity surround it--all the resources
of eternity are open to it--and all that God possesses,
stands engaged to make it blessed! Trust then in Jesus forever,
for in the love of Jesus is everlasting strength!
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