Horatius Bonar emphasizes the loving and authoritative call of the Lord Jesus Christ to His church, depicted as His bride. He describes how Christ's voice, filled with love and admiration, beckons His beloved to arise and depart from the evils of the world, promising a glorious future together. Bonar illustrates this call as not only a present invitation to holiness but also a future promise of eternal union and glory at Christ's second coming. The sermon encourages believers to heed this call, leaving behind sin and worldly distractions to embrace their identity as joint heirs with Christ. Ultimately, Bonar reminds the church that their true home and rest lie beyond this world, in the eternal presence of their Bridegroom.