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“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.” — Ecclesiastes 10:7
Upstarts frequently usurp the highest places, while the truly great pine in obscurity. This is a riddle in providence whose solution will one day gladden the hearts of the upright; but it is so common a fact, that none of us should murmur if it should fall to our own lot. When our Lord was upon earth, although He is the Prince of the kings of the earth, yet He walked the footpath of weariness and service as the Servant of servants: what wonder is it if His followers, who are princes of the blood, should also be looked down upon as inferior and contemptible persons? The world is upside down, and therefore…
the first are last and the last first. See
how the servile sons of Satan Lord it in the earth! What a high horse they
ride! How they lift up their horn on high! Haman is in the court, while
Mordecai sits in the gate; David wanders on the mountains, while Saul
reigns in state; Elijah is complaining in the cave while Jezebel is boasting in
the palace; yet who would wish to take the places of the proud rebels? and
who, on the other hand, might not envy the despised saints? When the
wheel turns, those who are lowest rise, and the highest sink. Patience,
then, believer, eternity will right the wrongs of time.
Let us not fall into the error of letting our passions and carnal appetites
ride in triumph, while our nobler powers walk in the dust. Grace must
reign as a prince, and make the members of the body instruments of
righteousness. The Holy Spirit loves order, and He therefore sets our
powers and faculties in due rank and place, giving the highest room to
those spiritual faculties which link us with the great King; let us not
disturb the divine arrangement, but ask for grace that we may keep under
our body and bring it into subjection. We were not new created to allow
our passions to rule over us, but that we, as kings, may reign in Christ
Jesus over the triple kingdom of spirit, soul, and body, to the glory of God
the Father.
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“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.” — Ecclesiastes 10:7
Upstarts frequently usurp the highest places, while the truly great pine in obscurity. This is a riddle in providence whose solution will one day gladden the hearts of the upright; but it is so common a fact, that none of us should murmur if it should fall to our own lot. When our Lord was upon earth, although He is the Prince of the kings of the earth, yet He walked the footpath of weariness and service as the Servant of servants: what wonder is it if His followers, who are princes of the blood, should also be looked down upon as inferior and contemptible persons? The world is upside down, and therefore…
the first are last and the last first. See
how the servile sons of Satan Lord it in the earth! What a high horse they
ride! How they lift up their horn on high! Haman is in the court, while
Mordecai sits in the gate; David wanders on the mountains, while Saul
reigns in state; Elijah is complaining in the cave while Jezebel is boasting in
the palace; yet who would wish to take the places of the proud rebels? and
who, on the other hand, might not envy the despised saints? When the
wheel turns, those who are lowest rise, and the highest sink. Patience,
then, believer, eternity will right the wrongs of time.
Let us not fall into the error of letting our passions and carnal appetites
ride in triumph, while our nobler powers walk in the dust. Grace must
reign as a prince, and make the members of the body instruments of
righteousness. The Holy Spirit loves order, and He therefore sets our
powers and faculties in due rank and place, giving the highest room to
those spiritual faculties which link us with the great King; let us not
disturb the divine arrangement, but ask for grace that we may keep under
our body and bring it into subjection. We were not new created to allow
our passions to rule over us, but that we, as kings, may reign in Christ
Jesus over the triple kingdom of spirit, soul, and body, to the glory of God
the Father.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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