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Monday, November 5, 2007
MORNING:
"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."
-- Isaiah 54:17
This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances
wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy
our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605.
"While for our princes they prepare
In caverns deep a burning snare,
He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
And the dark treachery brought to day."
And secondly-to-day is the anniversary of the landing of King William
III, at Torbay, by which the hope of Popish ascendancy was quashed, and
religious liberty was secured, 1688.
This day ought to be celebrated, not by the saturnalia of striplings,
but by the songs of saints. Our Puritan forefathers most devoutly made
it a special time of thanksgiving. There is extant a record of the
annual sermons preached by Matthew Henry on this day. Our Protestant
feeling, and our love of liberty, should make us regard its anniversary
with holy gratitude. Let our hearts and lips exclaim, "We have heard
with our ears, and our fathers have told us the wondrous things which
thou didst in their day, and in the old time before them." Thou hast
made this nation the home of the gospel; and when the foe has risen
against her, thou hast shielded her. Help us to offer repeated songs
for repeated deliverances. Grant us more and more a hatred of
Antichrist, and hasten on the day of her entire extinction. Till then
and ever, we believe the promise, "No weapon that is formed against
thee shall prosper." Should it not be laid upon the heart of every
lover of the gospel of Jesus on this day to plead for the overturning
of false doctrines and the extension of divine truth? Would it not be
well to search our own hearts, and turn out any of the Popish lumber of
self-righteousness which may lie concealed therein?
EVENING:
"Be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
-- Psalms 100:4
Our Lord would have all his people rich in high and happy thoughts
concerning his blessed person. Jesus is not content that his brethren
should think meanly of him; it is his pleasure that his espoused ones
should be delighted with his beauty. We are not to regard him as a bare
necessary, like to bread and water, but as a luxurious delicacy, as a
rare and ravishing delight. To this end he has revealed himself as the
"pearl of great price" in its peerless beauty, as the "bundle of myrrh"
in its refreshing fragrance, as the "rose of Sharon" in its lasting
perfume, as the "lily" in its spotless purity.
As a help to high thoughts of Christ, remember the estimation that
Christ is had in beyond the skies, where things are measured by the
right standard. Think how God esteems the Only Begotten, his
unspeakable gift to us. Consider what the angels think of him, as they
count it their highest honour to veil their faces at his feet. Consider
what the blood-washed think of him, as day without night they sing his
well deserved praises. High thoughts of Christ will enable us to act
consistently with our relations towards him. The more loftily we see
Christ enthroned, and the more lowly we are when bowing before the foot
of the throne, the more truly shall we be prepared to act our part
towards him. Our Lord Jesus desires us to think well of him, that we
may submit cheerfully to his authority. High thoughts of him increase
our love. Love and esteem go together. Therefore, believer, think much
of your Master's excellencies. Study him in his primeval glory, before
he took upon himself your nature! Think of the mighty love which drew
him from his throne to die upon the cross! Admire him as he conquers
all the powers of hell! See him risen, crowned, glorified! Bow before
him as the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the mighty God, for only thus
will your love to him be what it should.
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