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I. THE PERSONS ADDRESSED. "Little flock."

1. Separated by eternal election.

2. Bought by particular redemption.

3. Effectually called.The word "flock" denotes —

1. Their patience.

2. Meekness.

3. Humility.

4. Harmlessness.

5. Comparatively few in number.

6. And little in the estimation of the world.

II. THE EXHORTATION. "Fear not."

1. Fear not the body of sin. "Thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged" (Isaiah 6:7).

2. The oppositions of Satan. " Through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil" (Hebrews 2:14).

3. The besetments of the world. "We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world" (1 Corinthians 11:32).Fear not, for —

1. Temporal mercies.

2. The efficacy of grace.

3. The faithfulness of God.

4. For Christ is all love.

5. The Spirit constant.

6. And heaven sure.

III. THE REASON ASSIGNED. "It is your Father's good pleasure to give you" —

1. The kingdom of grace here.

2. The kingdom of glory hereafter.It implies that it is —

1. Their Father's gift.

2. By His sovereign pleasure.

3. Delighting in them.

4. Rejoicing over them.

5. And supplying all things to them.

(T. B. Baker.)

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KJV: Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

WEB: Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.