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Saturday, July 12, 2008
MORNING:
"Sanctified by God the Father."
-- Jude 1
"Sanctified in Christ Jesus."
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
"Through sanctification of the Spirit."
- 1 Peter 1:2
Mark the union of the Three Divine Persons in all their gracious acts.
How unwisely do those believers talk who make preferences in the
Persons of the Trinity; who think of Jesus as if he were the embodiment
of everything lovely and gracious, while the Father they regard as
severely just, but destitute of kindness. Equally wrong are those who
magnify the decree of the Father, and the atonement of the Son, so as
to depreciate the work of the Spirit. In deeds of grace none of the
Persons of the Trinity act apart from the rest. They are as united in
their deeds as in their essence. In their love towards the chosen they
are one, and in the actions which flow from that great central source
they are still undivided. Specially notice this in the matter of
sanctification. While we may without mistake speak of sanctification as
the work of the Spirit, yet we must take heed that we do not view it as
if the Father and the Son had no part therein. It is correct to speak
of sanctification as the work of the Father, of the Son, and of the
Spirit. Still doth Jehovah say, "Let us make man in our own image after
our likeness," and thus we are "his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should
walk in them." See the value which God sets upon real holiness, since
the Three Persons in the Trinity are represented as co-working to
produce a Church without "spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing." And
you, believer, as the follower of Christ, must also set a high value on
holiness-upon purity of life and godliness of conversation. Value the
blood of Christ as the foundation of your hope, but never speak
disparagingly of the work of the Spirit which is your meetness for the
inheritance of the saints in light. This day let us so live as to
manifest the work of the Triune God in us.
EVENING:
"His heavenly kingdom."
-- 2 Timothy 4:18
Yonder city of the great King is a place of active service. Ransomed
spirits serve him day and night in his temple. They never cease to
fulfil the good pleasure of their King. They always "rest," so far as
ease and freedom from care is concerned; and never "rest," in the sense
of indolence or inactivity. Jerusalem the golden is the place of
communion with all the people of God. We shall sit with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, in eternal fellowship. We shall hold high converse with the
noble host of the elect, all reigning with him who by his love and his
potent arm has brought them safely home. We shall not sing solos, but
in chorus shall we praise our King. Heaven is a place of victory
realized. Whenever, Christian, thou hast achieved a victory over thy
lusts-whenever after hard struggling, thou hast laid a temptation dead
at thy feet-thou hast in that hour a foretaste of the joy that awaits
thee when the Lord shall shortly tread Satan under thy feet, and thou
shalt find thyself more than conqueror through him who hath loved thee.
Paradise is a place of security. When you enjoy the full assurance of
faith, you have the pledge of that glorious security which shall be
yours when you are a perfect citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem. O my
sweet home, Jerusalem, thou happy harbour of my soul! Thanks, even now,
to him whose love hath taught me to long for thee; but louder thanks in
eternity, when I shall possess thee.
"My soul has tasted of the grapes,
And now it longs to go
Where my dear Lord his vineyard keeps
And all the clusters grow.
"Upon the true and living vine,
My famish'd soul would feast,
And banquet on the fruit divine,
An everlasting guest."
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