Street Meeting Twenty Seventh
The Great Commandment Manifested in the Covenant Faithfulness of Marriage Being a Brief Discourse Upon The First Part of Mark 12:28–34 T he evident frailty and inconsistency of our devotion unto God often arise, in part, from our failure to apprehend rightly who God is and who we ourselves are before Him. We mistakenly think of our relationship with the Lord according to earthly categories, seeking comparisons from among mortal men whereby we might better understand divine things. Yet every earthly illustration miserably fails, for there is none like unto God. We must first lay this foundation firmly: God is not our equal. He is under no obligation to us, neither doth He owe us any kindness, mercy, or blessing. Whatever good we receive from His hand proceeds not from debt, but from grace. Even as an adopting father is not indebted unto the orphan whom he taketh into his household, so the Lord is not beholden unto those whom He graciously receives as His children. Indeed, the compar...