Jeremiah 27:4-5 And command them to say to their masters, Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to your masters;… I. GOD IS THE PROPRIETOR OF ALL. 1. Man's forgetfulness of this in daily life. 2. The harmony of man's being requires a sense of dependence. 3. Depression results from stopping short of God. II. WISDOM AND SOVEREIGNITY GO TOGETHER. 1. No comfort to know we live under an absolute sovereign. 2. God gives not according to seeming fitness. He sees deeper than what seems. III. THE UNERRING MIND OF GOD. 1. Cultivate an adoring spirit. 2. Rest on Him in simple belief. 3. Repose in God's law of meetness. (P. B. Power, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; |
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