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Friday, February 15, 2008
MORNING:
"To him be glory both now and forever."
-- 2 Peter 3:18
Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine
unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and
for ever, "to him be glory." Is he not a "Priest for ever after the
order of Melchizedek"? "To him be glory." Is he not king for ever?-King
of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? "To him be glory
for ever." Never shall his praises cease. That which was bought with
blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the
cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the
resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised for
ever. Long as immortal spirits live-long as the Father's throne
endures-for ever, for ever, unto thee shall be glory. Believer, you are
anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing
all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying him now? The apostle's words
are, "To him be glory both now and for ever." Will you not this day
make it your prayer? "Lord, help me to glorify thee; I am poor, help me
to glorify thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give thee honour
by patience; I have talents, help me to extol thee by spending them for
thee; I have time, Lord, help me to redeem it, that I may serve thee; I
have a heart to feel, Lord, let that heart feel no love but thine, and
glow with no flame but affection for thee; I have a head to think,
Lord, help me to think of thee and for thee; thou hast put me in this
world for something, Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work
out my life-purpose: I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two
mites, which were all her living, so, Lord, I cast my time and eternity
too into thy treasury; I am all thine; take me, and enable me to
glorify thee now, in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all
that I have."
EVENING:
"Whereby they have made thee glad."
-- Psalms 45:8
And who are thus privileged to make the Saviour glad? His church-his
people. But is it possible? He makes us glad, but how can we make him
glad? By our love. Ah! we think it so cold, so faint; and so, indeed,
we must sorrowfully confess it to be, but it is very sweet to Christ.
Hear his own eulogy of that love in the golden Canticle: "How fair is
thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine!"
See, loving heart, how he delights in you. When you lean your head on
his bosom, you not only receive, but you give him joy; when you gaze
with love upon his all-glorious face, you not only obtain comfort, but
impart delight. Our praise, too, gives him joy-not the song of the lips
alone, but the melody of the heart's deep gratitude. Our gifts, too,
are very pleasant to him; he loves to see us lay our time, our talents,
our substance upon the altar, not for the value of what we give, but
for the sake of the motive from which the gift springs. To him the
lowly offerings of his saints are more acceptable than the thousands of
gold and silver. Holiness is like frankincense and myrrh to him.
Forgive your enemy, and you make Christ glad; distribute of your
substance to the poor, and he rejoices; be the means of saving souls,
and you give him to see of the travail of his soul; proclaim his
gospel, and you are a sweet savour unto him; go among the ignorant and
lift up the cross, and you have given him honour. It is in your power
even now to break the alabaster box, and pour the precious oil of joy
upon his head, as did the woman of old, whose memorial is to this day
set forth wherever the gospel is preached. Will you be backward then?
Will you not perfume your beloved Lord with the myrrh and aloes, and
cassia, of your heart's praise? Yes, ye ivory palaces, ye shall hear
the songs of the saints!
Editor's Note:
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This week Phil is in Uganda, Africa with 15 other bloggers
who are seeing first-hand the work of Compassion International.
You can read the moving story of Phil personally meeting
Doreen, the little girl his family sponsors:
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200802/20080213_doreen.html
He is posting updates from his trip on his blog:
http://blogs.heartlight.org/phil/
Please prayerfully consider taking part in this effort!
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