“I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love:” (Hosea 11:4)
No man can come to the Father, lest He draw them (John 6:44); the Lord draws us in two ways--with the cords of man, and with bands of love. As a matter of fact, He draws all men the same way! The “cords of a man” are those good enticements we all enjoy; they bind us to a goal, and set our eyes on it. The Lord draws with great promises and many blessings; He lures us unto Him with hopes of good things, and true peace and joy, and He always fulfills His promise to us.
“Bands of love” are much stronger, they draw us from the depth of despair and destruction to the glorious realm of the Lord’s kingdom; greater love hath no man than this…and they come from an everlasting love--the love of God (Jer. 31:3). A gentle, kind love that compels men to reciprocate it, and to draw nigh unto God; I believe these are those “bands of love” and they too are binding, but in a marvelous way--in a glorious communion. There is no greater band to bind us than the love of God which secures us forever unto Him.
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