LOVE THE LORD THY GOD
" The L ORD thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed, to love the L ORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live." —Deuteronomy 30:6 [KJV] Even Moses, who delivered the fiery law of wrath and terror, preaches like a Barnabas, a son of consolation. In this chapter we have a precious enumeration of new-covenant blessings and evangelical promises, all settled in the eternal counsels between Jehovah, Father, Son and Spirit; all founded in infinite wisdom, everlasting love, and immutable faithfulness; therefore sure to all the seed "who are chosen in Christ Jesus before the foundation of the world." Such is the solid foundation of gospel faith and hope. The happy heirs of it the Lord God sets a special mark upon. Hereby He owns them as His peculiar ones. This is also an evidence to them of their special relation to Him. As the Father loved His people before time, and gave them to Jesus, to be rede