Yield to His Glorious Will
The sermon encourages listeners to yield obedience to God's excellent and glorious will, and to seek His compassions by forsaking fruitless labors and strife.
Clement of Rome emphasizes the importance of yielding obedience to God's will, seeking His mercy and loving-kindness, and turning away from fruitless labors, strife, and envy that lead to death. He encourages believers to focus on those who have faithfully served God, like Enoch who was translated without experiencing death due to his righteousness, and Noah who preached regeneration and saved animals through his obedience to God.
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So let us yield obedience to His excellent and glorious will; and imploring His mercy and loving-kindness, while we forsake all fruitless labours, and strife, and envy, which leads to death, let us turn and have recourse to His compassions. Let us steadfastly contemplate those who have perfectly ministered to His excellent glory.
Let us take (for instance) Enoch, who, being found righteous in obedience, was translated, and death was never known to happen to him? Noah, being found faithful, preached regeneration to the world through his ministry; and the Lord saved by him the animals which, with one accord, entered into the ark.
Sermon Outline
- Yielding to God's Will
- Examples of Obedience
- Enoch's translation
- Noah's faithfulness and ministry
- Turn to God's compassions
Key Quotes
“Let us steadfastly contemplate those who have perfectly ministered to His excellent glory.” — Clement of Rome
“Enoch, who, being found righteous in obedience, was translated, and death was never known to happen to him?” — Clement of Rome
Application Points
- We should recognize God's excellence and glory, and turn away from fruitless labors and strife to seek His compassions.
- Faithfulness and obedience to God's will are essential in receiving His rewards.
- We should contemplate and learn from examples of those who have perfectly ministered to God's glory.