Ezekiel 6:8

Reader! do not too hastily pass away from this blessed verse. Behold in it the grace and faithfulness of Jehovah! Recollect what one of the Prophets was commanded to say: and one of the Apostles as fully confirmed. Though thy people Israel (said Isaiah) be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return. Isaiah 10:22; Romans 9:27. And Reader! do not overlook another grand thing here promised, namely, this remnant is the Lord's leaving. Yes! no merit, no foresight, no labour of theirs, in the least contributing to this great salvation. It is very blessed to see our mercies: and doubly blessed when we can trace them to their source, and behold the same Almighty hands which laid the foundation, finishing it also in grace. Zechariah 4:9. And Reader! I pray you yet further to observe, the Lord's design in all this, namely, that the Church may have some that shall escape the general ruin. And what is the cause, but that Jesus may he glorified in his Church, in his redeemed. What would the Lord do for his great name, if the Lord's cause was to be totally lost in the ruin of his people? How would the great head of his Church be glorified, if any of the members of his body perished? Precious, Precious Lord Jesus! how blessed is it to find our safety in thee! Joshua 7:8; Exodus 32:11; Numbers 14:11.