Refrain: He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand. (R)
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord;
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.
When clothed in His brightness transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,
I'll shout with the millions on high.
Rom, 4:6-8
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
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It was a common practice in bible times to whitewash the outside of a tomb to make it more asthetically pleasing. The LORD called the Pharisees "whited sepulchers" because they (like natural religious man) desired to make themselves appear to be "holy" in the sight of men when in reality their hearts were far from the LORD.
Man is attracted to religion because it affords him the opportunity to appear righteous in a measure. It is within the power of men to "join the church" but it requires the work of GOD to be placed in the church whose names are written in heaven. A man can attend the meetings of the church and even be involved but only the LORD can cause him to worship in SPIRIT and truth. A man can become well versed in doctrine, history, and tradition but only the SPIRIT of GOD can conform him to the image of CHRIST. A man can be dipped in water but only the LORD can baptize him with fire. A man can say "I'm sorry" but only the LORD can perform a work of repentance in a man that needeth not to be repented of. A man may teach others and even gain a following but only the LORD can lead a man into all truth.
The Saviour empties whom he fills, And quickens whom he slays,
Our legal hope he kindly kills, To teach us gospel praise.
He wraps in frowns as well as smiles, Some tokens of his love;
And if he wounds, or if he heals, In both his grace we prove.
No sooner we begin to mourn, And feel a broken heart,
But Jesus cries, "Return, return, And let me heal thy smart."
My legal self may Jesus kill, And make my heart alive;
My guilty wounds may Jesus heal, And make my spirit thrive.
#894 Gadsby's Hymns by John Berridge
Mike McInnis, Grace Chapel
Of Christ, as the Covenant Head of the Elect
Christ was considered in election; he was chosen as Head, and his people as members in him, and so they had union to him, and a representative being in him before the world began; they did not then personally exist, but Christ did, who represented them, and therefore were capable of being chosen in him, as they were (Eph. 1:4).
Such a relation Christ stood in to them in the covenant, that was made, not with him alone, but with all the elect of God, considered in him as their head and representative; hence we read of "the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ"; which was of God made sure and firm with his covenant people, in Christ, as their Head, before the foundation of the world; when as yet they had not an actual being, only a representative one in Christ, (Gal. 3:17) and hence the covenant was made sure to them in him, before the manifestation and application of it to Abraham, and his spiritual seed spoken of in the preceding verse; so that "the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after" that revelation and manifestation of the covenant to Abraham, "cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect"; for what commences in time, can never make void what was confirmed in eternity.
The promises of grace and glory, made to the elect of God in covenant, were made to them, as considered in Christ, their head and representative; for whereas these promises were made before the world began, (Titus 1:2) they could not be made to them in their own persons, but as represented by Christ, and therefore were made to him their Head, and to them in him; and hence the promise of life is said to be "in" him, (2 Tim. 1:1) and indeed, all the promises are Yea and Amen "in him" (2 Cor. 1:20). The apostle having said, that "to Abraham and his seed were the promises made", observes, "he saith not" and "to seeds, as of many, but as of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ"; who is the head and representative of all his spiritual offspring, and in whom they are all collected and considered; all the promises made, manifested, and applied to Abraham, and his spiritual seed, were originally made to Christ, the everlasting Father of his spiritual offspring, the common Head and Parent of them (Gal. 3:16).
All the blessings of grace, and grants of them in the covenant of grace, given and made to the elect in it, were given and made to Christ first in their name, and as representing them, and to them in him, as considered in him, their head and representative; for when these grants were made, and blessings bestowed, they were not in actual being, only had a representative one in Christ their head; hence grace is said to be given them "in Christ Jesus", before the world began; and they to be blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places "in Christ", as they were chosen in him before the formation of the world (2 Tim. 1:9; Eph. 1:3, 4).
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