Isaiah 44:5. One shall say, I am the Lord’s
That is the brave son who comes out boldly, and avows his faith: "One shall say, I am the Lord’s."
Isaiah 44:5. And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;
That is the one who goes and joins the church, and does not say much about it; but he has united himself with the Lord’s people: "and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob."
Isaiah 44:5. And another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
He cannot speak much, but he can write; he is not so bold as the others, perhaps, but he is quite as true: "Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord." It does not so much matter how our children are converted so long as they really are converted, and as to the particular way in which they join the church, we have only to bid them seek the guidance of God’s Word and his Spirit, and follow wheresoever they lead. Pray earnestly, dear friends, that the Lord will bless your children. I thank God that most of the members of the church, known to me, have their children saved; there are many families that are altogether in the church. There are others which have not that privilege yet, but, dear friends, you may have it; ask believingly, act faithfully, watch hopefully, and you shall see it joyfully ere long.
Isaiah 44:5. One shall say, I am the Lord’s
That is the brave son who comes out boldly, and avows his faith: "One shall say, I am the Lord’s."
Isaiah 44:5. And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;
That is the one who goes and joins the church, and does not say much about it; but he has united himself with the Lord’s people: "and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob."
Isaiah 44:5. And another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
He cannot speak much, but he can write; he is not so bold as the others, perhaps, but he is quite as true: "Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord." It does not so much matter how our children are converted so long as they really are converted, and as to the particular way in which they join the church, we have only to bid them seek the guidance of God’s Word and his Spirit, and follow wheresoever they lead. Pray earnestly, dear friends, that the Lord will bless your children. I thank God that most of the members of the church, known to me, have their children saved; there are many families that are altogether in the church. There are others which have not that privilege yet, but, dear friends, you may have it; ask believingly, act faithfully, watch hopefully, and you shall see it joyfully ere long.