Song of Solomon, chapter 3. Song
of Solomon, chapter 3. The name of the message is, Safe
with My Beloved. Tonight we'll continue our study
in the Song of Solomon. We'll be looking at chapter 3,
verses 6 to 11, which will finish this chapter. Let's read the
whole chapter, though, to start. By night on my bed I sought him
whom my soul loveth. I sought him, but I found him
not. I will rise now and go about the city in the streets, and
in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth. I sought
him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the
city found me and said, or to whom I said, saw ye him whom
my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed
from them, But I found him whom my soul loveth. I held him and
would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's
house and into the chamber of her that conceived me. I charge
you, O daughters, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the rows and
by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up nor awake my love
till he please. Who is this that cometh out of
the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with mirth and
frankincense? with all powders of the merchant.
Behold his bed, which is Solomon's. Three score valiant men are round
about it, of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, being expert
in war. Every man hath his sword upon
his thigh because of fear in the night. King Solomon made
himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars
thereof of silver, and the bottom thereof of gold, the covering
of it of purple, in the midst thereof being paved with love
for the daughters of Jerusalem. Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion,
and behold King Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother
crowned him in the day of his espousals and in the day of the
gladness of his heart. So two weeks ago when we met
for our study, we considered verses 1 to 5 where we looked
at how the bride seeks the bridegroom, but she cannot find him. He's
withdrawn himself. He's not left her, but he's withdrawn
himself a little ways from her. And she diligently seeks him.
She diligently seeks him. She looks in the streets and
finds him not. And then she talks to one of the watchmen of the
city. And we considered about how the watchman is a picture
of the gospel preacher. And she finds her beloved shortly
after talking to the watchman. And what does she do? What does
she do? She clings to him. She clings
to him. She holds tight to him, never wanting to be out of his
presence. Oh, she clings to him. And then she brings him into
her mother's house. And we considered that this was a reference to
the tents and apartments a woman had in former times, distinct
from their husbands. And we may be understood as either
of the visible church where the believer is born again by the
Holy Spirit of God under the preaching of the gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ. And this is where the saint is
bought up under the preaching of the gospel. This is where
we learn and we grow under the preaching of the gospel. This
is where we're nourished. This is where we feast upon the
green pastures of the word of God, where the gospel of God's
free grace is preached and proclaimed. And this is where his gospel
is embraced, where it's proclaimed. Then we consider in verse 5 that
the church, the bride, is delighted with the communion with her beloved
bridegroom. And she wants absolutely nothing
to interrupt her communion with him. Nothing. Nothing. So with that fresh in our minds,
let's consider verses 6 to 11 now, where we will see the safety
that the bride has in the presence of her bridegroom. Who is this
that cometh out of the wilderness? Like pillars of smoke, perfumed
with Marathon frankincense. Turn, if you would, over to Song
of Solomon, chapter 8. Song of Solomon, chapter 8. We
see there in Song of Solomon, chapter three, verse six, who
is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke
perfumed with mirth and frankincense with all powders of the merchant?
And notice it is of the merchant, singular. Now this is the daughters
of Jerusalem speaking about the bride. And we see over in Song
of Solomon, chapter eight, similar verse. Look at Song of Solomon
eight, verses four and five. I charge you, O daughters of
Jerusalem, that you stir not up nor awake my love until he
pleads. until he please. Very similar, which is what we
see in verse five of Psalm of Solomon, chapter three, where
it says, I charge you all daughters of Jerusalem by the rows and
by the hinds of the fields that you stir not up nor awake my
love till he pleases. And in verse five, who is this
that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raise
the up under the apple tree where thy mother bought the fourth.
There she is, but but the fourth that bear the she's leaning upon
her beloved. So the church is the object spoken
of here, coming out of the wilderness. Coming out of the wilderness.
The daughters of Jerusalem are proclaiming about the bride who
comes out of the wilderness. Who is this that cometh out of
the wilderness? It's the bride. Like pears of smoke, perfume
with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant.
So this is the church coming out of the wilderness. And oh,
what wilderness we were in. We were in the wilderness of
sin. for the Lord saved us, weren't we? We were. Just like Egypt's
a picture. Just like Egypt's a picture of
the world. That's where we were. The Lord bought us out of Egypt,
didn't he? He did. We were in the wilderness of
sin. Wandering around, lost, with no clue. No hope. Oh, he's bought us out of the
wilderness. He's brought out of the wilderness of the world,
the wilderness of sin, and the strength and righteousness of
Christ, who is the goodly merchant. Spoken of here. Christ is the
goodly merchant. With all the powders of the merchant,
the Lord takes his people out of the wilderness of sin, and
it's a barren wilderness, isn't it? We all know that. It's a
barren wilderness, that wilderness of sin. Oh my. It's a barren wilderness. It's
inhospitable. It's difficult. It's dangerous. Was that not
our natural state? Were we not in a state like that?
We were. We were wandering around, lost
with no hope. And when a child of God is regenerated
and has felt the evil of their own sin, and when they're being
drawn to Christ, they may truly cry out, I've been taken out
of the wilderness. I've come out of the wilderness.
We know it's not us bringing us out of there, is it? But the
Lord draws us out of that. Draws us out of all that sin.
And the Marathon frankincense, which she's perfumed with in
this verse, and the powders of the merchant, well, these refer
to the graces and blessedness that we have in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Remember we looked at today? All spiritual blessings. Oh my. All spiritual blessings. The influences of the Holy Ghost
are more fragrant than all the spices of the East. And they
send forth a blessed perfume, don't they? Oh my. Redeemed by
the blood of the Lamb. Justified before God. Clothed
in His perfect righteousness. Oh, it's so sweet for the believer.
So absolutely sweet for the believer. What blessedness we have in Christ
Jesus our Lord. And the daughters of Jerusalem
are overcome by the beauty and majesty that's being given to
the bride and to her bridegroom. It's incredible. And it's all
in Christ. It's all from the merchant. It's
all from him. All from him. So let us ponder
this blessed truth. It is not uncommon for new converts
to be astonished by that which Christ has made his church to
be. And it's something that we should never grow old. It should
never grow old. When the Lord first saves a believer,
they're in awe. They're in awe of what God has
done. They're in awe that God chose them. They're in awe that
they're clothed in His righteousness. And it ought never to get old
for us as believers. Never. Never. It ought to leave
us in awe when we ponder these wonderful things. Because it's
God's grace and mercy upon us. So the age believer and the young
believer should rejoice in these precious, precious truths. We've
been bought out of the wilderness of sin and arrayed in the perfect
righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. And we have all spiritual
blessings in him, in him. Oh my, it's wonderful. She who
was once black and despised by our sin is now adorned here in
beauty, in beauty. Is that not what has happened
to us? Were we not black with sin, beloved? And we who are
redeemed, what are we now? We're still sinners, aren't we?
We're safe sinners, but we're clothed in the perfect righteousness
of Christ. We're clothed with all these
spiritual blessings that we have in Christ. What an inheritance
we looked at this morning that we have in Christ. It's amazing. It's reserved for the believer
in heaven. But right now, the believer is clothed in the perfect
spotless righteousness of Christ. My, my, what... what spiritual
blessings we have in Him. The daughters of Jerusalem look
upon the bride and see the church chosen by Christ to be His bride.
Now remember that, too. Some people say, well, you know,
election's not really fair. It's not really fair that God
could choose His bride. I ask all of us who are here
who are married, did you choose your bride? God can choose His own bride,
too, can't He? Right? It's amazing. He can choose whomever he pleases.
That's his right. He's God. He's God. It's wonderful. We sit there
and we are again, we're in awe that he even chose us. That he
even chose us. It's incredible. It's absolutely
incredible. So the daughters of Jerusalem
see the bride of Christ, and is this not God's distinguishing
grace? The bride of Christ is a chosen
bride. And she's arrayed in the righteousness of Christ. Is this
not distinguishing grace? Right before us, too? God's distinguishing
grace? Not everyone's his bride. Oh,
but he's chosen bride, isn't he? He's chosen his bride. And if you're a part of that
bride, rejoice, beloved, rejoice. Oh, it's wonderful. It's wonderful. She's loved with an everlasting
love. She's protected by his power. And we looked at this
morning, K-E-P-T. She's kept. She's kept by the
power of God. She's kept by the power of God.
So it is any wonder then that the daughters of Jerusalem cry
out, who is this that cometh out of the wilderness? Who is
this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke? Perfume
with Marathon frankincense and with all the powders of the merchant.
Oh, again, the believer is clothed in the perfect righteousness
of Christ. The believer is a monument, a monument of God's sovereign
grace, a monument of God's sovereign mercy. And we who are redeemed
save me. It's so beloved. That's so. And it's wonderful, isn't it?
It's wonderful. Let's consider verses seven and
eight. Behold, his bed, which is Solomon's three score valiant
men, are about it of the valiant of Israel. And here the bride
proclaims, In this wonderful verse, and looking at this verse,
we must keep in mind that Solomon was a type of Christ, and Solomon
in his kingly office, in his wisdom, in his riches, and in
his peaceable reign, all pictured Christ. He's a picture of Christ.
Hawker brings forth this, the bed of Solomon is meant, that
some have supposed meant the church of Christ, or the scriptures
of Christ. and some have taken it for Christ
himself. And this is where the bride must rest. We rest in Christ. We rest in Christ and Christ
alone. Gil brings this forth. By his
bed is meant the place where saints meet together for religious
worship. His church, visible, which is
his resting place and dwelling place, where souls are begotten
and born again by the Holy Spirit of God. My, it all points back
to him, doesn't it? It all points back to him. And this is where we have come
together to have fellowship. We have fellowship with Christ
through the preaching and teaching of the word of God. It says 60
valiant men surround the bed. They are called the valiant of
Israel. And the bride is safe and secure
as the Lord has posted guards about his bed to protect her. Now God's people as they travel
through this wilderness are subject to danger. We're all subject
to danger. Every one of us. subject to danger
from all sides, too. All sides. Susceptible to attacks
at all times. But fear not, beloved. The Lord
himself protects his people. And he sent angels to protect
his people. Hebrews 1, verse 14, the scriptures
declare this. Are they not all ministering
spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of
salvation? The valet men in our text here, Spurgeon says, are
ministers of the gospel. ministers of the gospel. Spurgeon
says this. Our gracious God has been pleased
to commit unto men the ministry of Christ. The Lord ordain that
that chosen man should be the protectors of his church, that
they have not that they have any power of themselves. And
every gospel preacher will tell you that we don't. We have no
strength in ourselves. Not at all. God gives us strength. He gives us strength. But he
girdeth the weak with strength, and maketh the feeble mighty.
So then men, even the sons of men, stand in array to guard
both the bridegroom and the bride. Those who preach the gospel have
a great responsibility to be a watchman. To be a watchman,
caring for and protecting the church of God. Turn, if you would,
to Hebrews chapter 13. Hebrews chapter 13. And then
put your finger in Revelation chapter 1. Hebrews chapter 13
and Revelation chapter 1. Those who preach the gospel have
a great responsibility to be watchmen. Caring for and protecting
the church of God. Praying for those who are fellow
soldiers with them. Hebrews 13 7. Hebrews 13 7. Remember
them that have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you
the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of
their conversation." And then over in Revelation 1, verse 20,
faithful pastors are angels of the church to guard them and
watch over them. Revelation 1.20, the mystery
of the seven stars, which thou sawest in my right hand, and
the seven golden candlesticks, the seven stars are the angels
of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks, which thou
sawest, are seven churches. And there is never too many gospel
preachers, and there's never a lack of them. God has as many
preachers as he wants. Fr. Norm once said that to me,
there's no more and no less. There's the exact number of gospel
preachers that God wants. There's always enough swordsman
for the work. There's always enough swordsman for the work.
There's always enough men chosen of God for the deliverance of
his people and the protection of his church. No more, no less.
And the Lord knows who they are. The Lord knows who they are.
He knows where they're needed. He will use them to accomplish
His sovereign will. And He does. He does. They are
called valiant, and only are valiant as the Lord has made
them bold. They're not valiant in themselves,
but they're only valiant as the Lord has made them bold to proclaim
the gospel of Christ. We're weak men, but God makes
us strong. In our weakness, He's strong.
They do not fear man, and they boldly proclaim the gospel of
God's free grace in Christ. They do this. These warriors are at the right
place at the right time, and they are around about the church,
and she's protected on all sides. Look at verse 8 of Song of Solomon,
chapter 3. They all hold swords. They all
hold swords, being expert in war. Every man hath a sword upon
his thigh because of the fear in the night. They all hold swords, being expert
in war. Every man hath a sword upon his
thigh because of fear in the night. Turn, if you would, to
Hebrews chapter 4. Hebrews chapter 4. Note they
all hold swords. What do they hold? The Word of
God. The sword of the Spirit. The
Word of God, which is called the sword of Spirit. The only
weapon of our warfare, the only weapon for the believers warfare.
That's it. The sword of the spirit. And
they proclaim it. Look at Hebrews chapter four,
verse 12, for the word of God is quick and powerful and what
is sharper than any two edged sword piercing even to the divide
and the sunder of the soul and spirit and of the joints and
the marrows and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of
the hearts. Oh, what a sword. The sword of the Spirit. The
Word of God. And the Word is all-edge, beloved.
It has no blunt side. It's all-edge. It has no blunt
side. You cannot come away from hearing the Word of God without
it having some effect upon you. It'll soften some and it'll harden
others. This is what the Word does. Turn
if you would to 2 Corinthians 2. Now the Lord comes not to
send peace, but a sword. And that sword works in our own
souls, wounding and killing. However, it kills nothing but
that which ought to be killed, which is our pride. our envy,
our lust, and our sins. It does that, doesn't it? How
many times we read the word and went, oh my goodness, Lord, please
forgive me. How many times have we done that?
Countless times, haven't we? Countless times. Lord will reveal
something to us and we're just, oh Lord, forgive me. Look at 2 Corinthians 2, verses
14-16. Now thanks be unto God, which
always causes us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the
savour of His knowledge by us in every place. Verse 15. For
we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved
and in them that perish. To the one we are a savour of
death unto death, and to the other the savour of life unto
life. And who is sufficient for these things? The word of God
will not return unto him void. It goes out and it performs what
it will. In note, we see that these men
were expert in war. They were trained, seasoned veterans. They weren't novices. They were
trained, seasoned veterans. Trained and seasoned. Look at
our text. They all hold swords, being expert
in war. Every man hath his sword upon
his thigh because of fear in the night. Now, every gospel
preacher will tell you that we're scratching the surface. We're
scratching the surface. I've heard preachers preach for
50, 60 years, say we're just scratching the surface. But they
dig in God's word, right? And we grow and learn just like
everyone else. And the scriptures here say that
they're expert in war. They all hold swords, being expert
in war. Every man hath a sword upon his
thigh because of fear in the night. Trained, seasoned veterans. They've
been through some trials and tribulations. They've been through
some wars and some battles. They fought the good fight. Tested
and tried. And they proved their faithfulness
through trials and tribulations and battle. And we know it's
the Lord who keeps them. It's the Lord who keeps everyone.
Every believer is kept. Kept by the power of Let's consider now verses 9 and
10. It says, King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood
of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom
thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, in the midst
thereof being paved with love for the daughters of Jerusalem.
The chariot here is the covenant of grace, beloved. One commentator
brings out, it's the covenant of grace in the blessed gospel
in which the Lord Jesus is brought home to the hearts of his people.
And Christ is all in the everlasting gospel. He's all. It's all about
Him. His work of redemption. And in
all the blessed everlasting gospel, He is the Alpha and the Omega.
He is the Author and He is the Finisher. Spurgeon says this about the
wood of Lebanon spoken of in verse 9. King Solomon made himself
a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. Spurgeon brings this up. The
doctrines of the gospel are comparable for their antiquity. This wood
was old, old growth. Old growth, the wood of Lebanon.
The doctrines of the gospel are comparable for their iniquity,
for their sweet fragrance, for their incorruptibility to the
wood of Lebanon. This wood was known for its quality. The gospel of Christ never decays.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Not one single truth bears any
sign of rot. And to those souls who are enlightened
from above, the gospel gives forth a fragrance far richer
than all the wood of Lebanon. Oh, what a sweet smell. Salvation
in Christ alone is to God's people. And it says here the chariot
is made of the choicest materials, right? He made the pillars thereof
of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of
purple, the midst thereof being paved with love for the daughters
of Jerusalem. Oh, it has the choicest materials
here. The pillars are of silver, the bottom of gold, the covering
of the purple, which speaks of royalty. The myths there are
being paved with love. How precious, how precious is
the gospel of God's grace? God's free grace in Christ is
precious. It's absolutely precious. And
the truths and doctrines of the gospel are pillars, pillars,
the pillars of our text. They're like pillars, beloved.
They're solid. The truth of the gospel is solid
truth. Solid truth. Substantial truth. It continues firm and immovable,
doesn't it? Many people have tried to come
against the church of Christ, the gospel of the free grace
of Christ, and what's happened? They perish. It's immovable. It's immovable. And it's of great use to support
the children of God under the severe trials of this life. What
brings us comfort? What brings us comfort during
trials of this life? The gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ. The preaching and proclaiming of the Lord Jesus Christ. And
note the bottom of the chariot is of gold. Beloved Christ is
the golden foundation of the gospel. He's the golden foundation
of the gospel. The bottom in verse 10, he made
the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold. He is the sum and substance of
the gospel, the foundation of the gospel, the object of the
gospel, the only hope of the gospel for everlasting life and
salvation is only in Christ in him alone. We see here the richness, the
richness, the firmness of He who is the Savior of our eternal
soul. The foundation of it is gold,
the bottom thereof of gold. And the covering of this chariot
is of purple. He made the pillars thereof of
silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple. So we see the pillars of the
truth of the gospel. The gold is the foundation of
the gospel, which is Christ and Christ alone. And then we see
the covering of it of purple. And this speaks of those precious
doctrines of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, which relate
to his redemption through his precious blood. The pardon for
the believer by the precious blood of Christ and justification
through the blood of Christ. all under the purple covering
of the blood of Christ and all who are under this covering are
what secure from the rock to come and are safely born to heaven
in Christ in Christ alone and Then we see the midst thereof
being paved with love being paved with love for the daughters of
Jerusalem So the doctrine and the ordinance of the gospel are
what full of love full of love Full of love. The love of God
in Christ and providing Christ as our Savior and then sending
Him to die as our substitute and for Him to bear our punishment
for our sins. I ask you, is there greater love
manifested than that? Nothing even close. Nothing even
close. Oh, it's paved with love, boy.
The love of God was the basis of His eternal decree in choosing
His people. And that love is manifested on
full display in the atoning death of the Lord Jesus Christ, when
He died for His people upon Calvary's cross. He died for His elect. And this love is manifest in
His constant, unfailing, and daily care of His people. He daily watches over us, doesn't
He? He daily cares for us. Now let
us close with the bride proclaiming the greatness of her bridegroom. The bride proclaiming the greatness
of her bridegroom. Verse 11. Go forth, ye daughters
of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown, wherewith his
mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, in the day
of the gladness of his heart. Here before us is a gracious
call to the church to go forth and behold Jesus is king and
crowned as king. He's crowned as king. We don't
make him king. He's already king. He's already
king. He's crowned. And Jesus came
forth at the hall of Pilate crowned with thorns to testify that he
and he only was made perfect through suffering. And Jesus, after His ascension,
returned to glory. And He was crowned in heaven
to testify His kingly power over all. Turn, if you would, to Hebrews
chapter 2. Hebrews chapter 2. Hebrews chapter 2. Let's start in verse 5. For unto
the angels he hath not put in subjection the world to come
whereof we speak, but in a certain place testified, saying, What
is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that
thou visiteth him? Thou hast made him a little lower
than the angels. Thou crownest Him with glory
and honor, and didst set Him over the works of thine hands.
Thou hast put all things in subjection under His feet, in that He put
all in subjection under Him. He left nothing that is not put
under Him. But now we see not yet all things
put under Him. But we see Jesus, who was made
a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned
with glory and honor. Oh, beloved, He's a King crowned
with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, should taste
death for every man. See, beloved, He was King before
He came to this earth. And He was born King. And He's lying in that manger.
He's King. And He's King right now. And there'll never be a time
when he don't reign. He reigns forever. He's the same what? Yesterday, today, and forever. He's the King of Kings. And he's
the Lord of Lords. Oh my. What a Savior. We see Jesus who was made a little
lower than the angels. for the suffering of death, crowned
with glory and honor, that he by the grace of God should taste
death for every man. For it becometh him for whom
are all things, and by whom are all things, and bring in many
sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect
through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth
and they who are sanctified are all of one, for which cause he
is not ashamed to call them. his brethren, saying, I will
declare thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the church, will
I sing praise unto thee, and again I will put my trust in
him. And again, behold, I give I and the children which God
hath given me. For as much then as the children
are partakers of the flesh and blood, he also likewise himself
took part of that same, that through death he might destroy
him that had the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver
them who through the fear of death were all their lifetime
subject to bondage." So we were in the wilderness of sin and
we were subject to bondage, beloved. We were subject to bondage. And
in verse 16 of Hebrews chapter 2, For verily he took not on
him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Wherefore, in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his
brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in all
things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins
of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered,
being tempted, he is able to secure them that are tempted.
Oh, he's king, beloved. He's crowned king. He's crowned
king. But we see Jesus, who was made
a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned
with glory and honor, that he by grace, by the grace of God,
should taste death for every man. Hawker brings this forth. And there is another coronation
which takes place on the day when any and every sinner bends
the knee of the heart to the scepter of His grace. See, we
don't make Him Lord. There's a lie being put out there
that you make Him Lord of your life. No, we don't make Him Lord.
He's already Lord. We acknowledge his Lordship.
We bow to his sovereignty. We bow to the scepter that's
in his hand, don't we? Because he's king. He's king. We see that. Go forth ye, O ye
daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon. He's king. With
the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his
espousals, in the day of the gladness of his heart. So when a sinner bends the knee,
there is a coronation. Oh my. And this is the day of Christ's
espousals and the gladness of his heart. Because what happens
to that believer who bows their knee? Oh, are we not filled with
gladness? Are we not filled with joy and
gladness? Yes. Yeah, we are. Because we
realize then, the wonderful mercy that we have received in and
through Christ Jesus our Lord. And we wonder in awe, and we
leave after hearing the gospel preached and proclaimed, in our
hearts proclaiming the greatness of our heavenly bride. The greatness
of our heaven. We may not say it with our words,
right? And sometimes we do, though, when the opportunity comes up,
don't we? But in our hearts, are we not singing when we leave?
After we hear the gospel preached and proclaimed, oh, what a Savior.
What a Redeemer is Jesus Christ, my Lord. He chose me. He chose
me in the Trinity. He chose his bride, didn't he?
Every man who's here married, he chose his bride. Christ chose
his bride too. And it's wonderful. It's wonderful. And the believer just says, he
chose me. Me? Grace, mercy, beyond words. You can dive to the deepest part
of the sea and never find the bottom. Well, this is even deeper
than that. And we know there's a bottom,
right? in the sea, but there's no bottom. There's no bottom
in this love that Christ has for his bride. It's debtless. It's debtless, brother. Oh, what
a great savior. What a great savior. What a redeemer. And the believer says, that's
my savior. That's my redeemer. Praise his
mighty name. Gracious heavenly father, we
thank thee for your goodness and mercy and grace We who believe
that has been bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Oh Lord, may you bring this through
the reading of the word when we read the scriptures and through
the preaching of the word, may you bring this to the forefront
to us. The wondrous salvation that we have in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Oh Lord, may it change us. May
it change our hearts and our minds and it's wondrous, it's
wondrous. We pray that you'd be glorified
in the preaching of your word, that your word would go forth
with power, and that these messages would bring glory and honor and
praise to thee, in Jesus' name.