The Lord Taketh Pleasure in His People
The love of Jesus is comprehensive, caring about all aspects of our lives, and is a love that is unsearchable and beyond our comprehension.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the all-encompassing love of Jesus for His people, illustrating that every aspect of their lives is important to Him. He reassures believers that Jesus cares deeply for their mortal concerns, as well as their spiritual well-being, highlighting that even the smallest details, like the number of hairs on their heads, are known to Him. Spurgeon encourages Christians to recognize the vastness of Christ's love, which brings justification, adoption, sanctification, and eternal life, and to respond with heartfelt gratitude and devotion. He reminds believers that they are not alone but are cherished children of God, under His watchful care and protection. The sermon calls for a joyful acknowledgment of this divine love and a commitment to reciprocate it wholeheartedly.
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How comprehensive is the love of Jesus! There is no part of His people's interests which He does not consider, and there is nothing which concerns their welfare which is not important to Him. Not merely does He think of you, believer, as an immortal being, but as a mortal being too. Do not deny it or doubt it: "The very hairs of your head are all numbered." "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in His way" It were a sad thing for us if this mantle of love did not cover all our concerns, for what mischief might be wrought to us in that part of our business which did not come under our gracious Lord's inspection!
Believer, rest assured that the heart of Jesus cares about your meaner affairs. The breadth of His tender love is such that you may resort to Him in all matters; for in all your afflictions He is afflicted, and like as a father pitieth his children, so doth He pity you. The meanest interests of all His saints are all borne upon the broad bosom of the Son of God. Oh, what a heart is His, that doth not merely comprehend the persons of His people, but comprehends also the diverse and innumerable concerns of all those persons!
Dost thou think, O Christian, that thou canst measure the love of Christ? Think of what His love has brought thee--justification, adoption, sanctification, eternal life! The riches of His goodness are unsearchable; thou shalt never be able to tell them out or even conceive them. Oh, the breadth of the love of Christ! Shall such a love as this have half our hearts? Shall it have a cold love in return? Shall Jesus' marvellous lovingkindness and tender care meet with but faint response and tardy acknowledgment? O my soul, tune thy harp to a glad song of thanksgiving! Go to thy rest rejoicing, for thou art no desolate wanderer, but a beloved child, watched over, cared for, supplied, and defended by thy Lord.
Sermon Outline
- The Love of Jesus is Comprehensive
- The Heart of Jesus Cares About Our Meaner Affairs
- The Breadth of Jesus' Love is Unsearchable
- His love has brought us justification, adoption, sanctification, and eternal life
- The riches of His goodness are beyond our comprehension
Key Quotes
“The very hairs of your head are all numbered.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in His way” — C.H. Spurgeon
“The breadth of His tender love is such that you may resort to Him in all matters;” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Rest assured that the heart of Jesus cares about your meaner affairs and you can resort to Him in all matters.
- Give Jesus your heart and acknowledge His lovingkindness and tender care.
- You are a beloved child, watched over, cared for, supplied, and defended by your Lord.