What an amazing stoop of love is that!
(Arthur Pink, 1952)
"HE raises the poor from the dust and
lifts the beggar from the dunghill--
to set them among princes, and to
make them inherit the throne of glory!"
1 Samuel 2:8
What an amazing stoop of love is that--
But this verse tells us of something
"To set them among princes, and to
make them inherit the throne of glory."
GOD does nothing by halves.
HE takes them into the place of
"heirs of GOD, and joint-heirs
with CHRIST!" (Romans 8:17).
HE takes them out of the miry
clay of an unregenerate state--
and sets them upon the rock.
Marvelous transition and
exaltation is that!
Translated from the most
abject condition--
to the highest possible dignity!
Shame is replaced by the highest honor;
filthy rags are replaced by the spotless
robe of righteousness, poverty is replaced
by the unsearchable riches of CHRIST!
We rightly marvel at the goodness and
power of GOD in raising poor beggars
from such depths to such heights--
but let us also be awed and solemnized
by recalling afresh the dreadful price
which had to be paid before that could
righteously be done.
The abasement of the SON of GOD
was necessary--
in order to the advancement of vile
worms of the earth. HE who was rich
had to sound the lowest level of poverty--
before we could be made rich.
The Beloved of the FATHER had
to be made an object of shame--
before we could be raised.
The LORD of glory must die--
in order for Hell-deserving
sinners to be made alive!
(Arthur Pink, 1952)
"HE raises the poor from the dust and
lifts the beggar from the dunghill--
to set them among princes, and to
make them inherit the throne of glory!"
1 Samuel 2:8
What an amazing stoop of love is that--
from HIS throne in the Heaven
of heavens, the LORD reaches
down to the dunghills of earth--
that HE may deliver those who
are in a lost and loathsome estate!
But this verse tells us of something
yet more wonderful than the grace
which seeks out filthy objects
who are a mass of corruption--
making known how high
it elevates them:
"To set them among princes, and to
make them inherit the throne of glory."
GOD does nothing by halves.
HE exalts beggars to the status
of "beloved children."
HE takes them into the place of
nearness unto HIMSELF. HE brings
them into union with HIS dear SON,
making them
"heirs of GOD, and joint-heirs
with CHRIST!" (Romans 8:17).
HE takes them out of the miry
clay of an unregenerate state--
and sets them upon the rock.
Marvelous transition and
exaltation is that!
Translated from the most
abject condition--
to the highest possible dignity!
Shame is replaced by the highest honor;
filthy rags are replaced by the spotless
robe of righteousness, poverty is replaced
by the unsearchable riches of CHRIST!
We rightly marvel at the goodness and
power of GOD in raising poor beggars
from such depths to such heights--
but let us also be awed and solemnized
by recalling afresh the dreadful price
which had to be paid before that could
righteously be done.
The abasement of the SON of GOD
was necessary--
in order to the advancement of vile
worms of the earth. HE who was rich
had to sound the lowest level of poverty--
before we could be made rich.
The Beloved of the FATHER had
to be made an object of shame--
before we could be raised.
The LORD of glory must die--
in order for Hell-deserving
sinners to be made alive!
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