Come Thou

I. THE CALL vv1-5

1. Come, God's command to the called (vv1, 5b)
2. Come – Submission to God's authority (vv2-3, 5a)

II. THE CONFORMITY vv7:6-10
A. This is the sanctifying work of God

1. Works patience v6
2. Instills obedience v7a
3. Strengthens relationships v7b compassionate
   4.Establishes divine order vv8-10
   a. Reflects God's design: dominion – vv8, 9a
   b. Recognizes God's sovereignty – 9b
   c. Rests in the faithfulness of God's Word, 10

III. THE CALAMITY & THE COMFORT vv11-24

1. Calamity – Judgment: a certainty vv6, 10-12, 21-24
2. Comfort – Decree of our Sovereign v16a
3. Calamity – Judgment: its finality v16b, 17-24
4. Comfort – Security in our Savior v16b, 23b
5. Comprehension – Unity in God's Being (joy/judgment)

IV. THE CONCLUSION
A. For the Saint: Commanded to “Come”-So How Should You Come?

1. Stay in the way (ark/cross), Jn 14:6
2. Study & meditate (building ark) – Phil.2:12; Jn 5:39
3. Shun every excess (only God's provision in ark), Phil 4:19
4. Safeguard against shortcuts & by-ways (pitch to seal), Prov 4:26-27
5. Safeguard against distractions (clear skies, stargazing), Prov 3:6
6. Stop Not for the world, flesh, or the devil, Lk 9:62
7. Stay encouraged (it's all grace!), Phil 1:6
8. Shun being offended by the cross, Gen 7:5b, 9b, 16b
   a. Since God perseveres to save; you persevere to obey
9. Seek earnestly the Lord's grace in effectual prayer:
   a. Illuminate your understanding in God's Word
   b. Inflame your will for God's Word.

B. For the Sinner: Command to “Come”