. And when he draws us, we run,
by William Dyer. . Jesus Christ is a King who
loves all his subjects, and all his subjects love him. I am sure
that this cannot be said of any King under heaven. His love to
His subjects is a primary love. Says the Apostle, we love Him,
and why? Because He first loved us. 1 John 4, 19. If He had not first
fired our hearts with the flames of His love, we would never have
bestowed one spark of spiritual love upon Christ. He must draw
us before we can run after Him. And therefore says the church,
draw me, and we will run after you, Song of Songs 1.4. Says,
we cannot run after Jesus without him first drawing us, and when
he draws us, we run. O sirs, earthly kings and princes
do not know all their subjects, nay, they know very few. Alas,
they do not know a quarter of them. They are not acquainted
with all the wrongs and needs and miseries that their poor
subjects lie under. The Lord Jesus infinitely excels
all other kings in that He has a perfect knowledge of all His
subjects. He knows them all by name. He knows all their thoughts,
all their needs, all their ways, all their conditions. So say
I to you, sirs, your King knows all your necessities, all your
sufferings, all your troubles, all your fears. And my God will
supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ
Jesus. Philippians 4, 19. Oh, this is
a sweet scripture. O poor souls, Christ knows everything
about you. This is our great happiness,
that we have a King who knows us so well. Oh, here is the excellency
of our King.