THE GRAND APPROPRIATION
Isaiah 25:1. O Lord, Thou art my God.
I. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GOD AND OURSELVES.
1. The Lord is our God in a necessary and absolute sense.
2. He should be our God by choice (H. E. I., 306, 307, 2381, 2385, 4630–4647, 4970).
3. If He is thus to become our God, it must be through the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the exercise of an appropriating faith (H. E. I., 1952).
II. THE ADVANTAGES WE MAY ANTICIPATE FROM THIS CONNECTION.
1. Light in darkness.
2. Guidance in perplexity.
3. Protection in danger.
4. Strength in duty.
5. Consolation in sorrow.
6. Sanctity and glory.
III. THE DUTIES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONNECTION.
1. We should exalt Him.
2. We should be jealous for His honour.
3. We must obey His commands.
4. We should acquiesce in His will.
5. We should seek our pleasure and satisfaction from Him.—John Corbin.