Devotional 2024
- Dawn Ferguson
- Jan 3, 2024
- 2 min read
Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past,[1] saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Verse meaning;
draw to eternal glory. This is the Father's act, and to him it is usually ascribed: it chiefly regards the work of conversion, and the influence of divine grace on that; though it also includes after acts of drawing: it supposes weakness in men; is the effect of powerful and efficacious grace; and is done without offering any violence or force to the will of man, who is drawn with, and not against, his will. This is an instance of the love of God; a fruit and effect of it: it is love that draws a soul to Christ, and is the cause of its coming to him; it is love that reveals him to it, and causes it to come to him; love is then manifested and shed abroad in the heart; a cord of it is let down into it, and with it the Lord draws; it is not by the threats of the law, but by the declarations of grace in the Gospel; the cause of drawing is love, and the manner of it is with it. The Targum of the whole verse is,
``Jerusalem said, of old the Lord appeared to our fathers; prophet, say unto them, lo, I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore have led you with goodness.''
It may be rendered, "I have drawn out", or "extended, lovingkindness to thee"F9; see (Psalms 36:10) .
Isaiah 61:10
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Verse Study;
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Meaning of verse;
Lord tonight's devotional brings the gift of knowing your love for me, for setting me apart, and for placing me into the world to help bring light into darkness, your purposes only know in your Devine plans. I walk in this Word and Promise daily, in hard, heavy places of life, but live to shine your love and to live each day in light of my eternity.
In Jesus Name
Amen
Blessings &Light
BlueEyedGirl 💙
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