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Sunday, August 10, 2008
MORNING:
"Christ, who is our life."
-- Colossians 3:4
Paul's marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the
source of our life. "You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses
and sins." That same voice which brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised
us to newness of life. He is now the substance of our spiritual life.
It is by his life that we live; he is in us, the hope of glory, the
spring of our actions, the central thought which moves every other
thought. Christ is the sustenance of our life. What can the Christian
feed upon but Jesus' flesh and blood? "This is the bread which cometh
down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die." O wayworn
pilgrims in this wilderness of sin, you never get a morsel to satisfy
the hunger of your spirits, except ye find it in him! Christ is the
solace of our life. All our true joys come from him; and in times of
trouble, his presence is our consolation. There is nothing worth living
for but him; and his lovingkindness is better than life! Christ is the
object of our life. As speeds the ship towards the port, so hastes the
believer towards the haven of his Saviour's bosom. As flies the arrow
to its goal, so flies the Christian towards the perfecting of his
fellowship with Christ Jesus. As the soldier fights for his captain,
and is crowned in his captain's victory, so the believer contends for
Christ, and gets his triumph out of the triumphs of his Master. "For
him to live is Christ." Christ is the exemplar of our life. Where there
is the same life within, there will, there must be, to a great extent,
the same developments without; and if we live in near fellowship with
the Lord Jesus we shall grow like him. We shall set him before us as
our Divine copy, and we shall seek to tread in his footsteps, until he
shall become the crown of our life in glory. Oh! how safe, how
honoured, how happy is the Christian, since Christ is our life!
EVENING:
"The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins."
-- Matthew 9:6
Behold one of the great Physician's mightiest arts: he has power to
forgive sin! While here he lived below, before the ransom had been
paid, before the blood had been literally sprinkled on the mercy-seat,
he had power to forgive sin. Hath he not power to do it now that he
hath died? What power must dwell in him who to the utmost farthing has
faithfully discharged the debts of his people! He has boundless power
now that he has finished transgression and made an end of sin. If ye
doubt it, see him rising from the dead! behold him in ascending
splendour raised to the right hand of God! Hear him pleading before the
eternal Father, pointing to his wounds, urging the merit of his sacred
passion! What power to forgive is here! "He hath ascended on high, and
received gifts for men." "He is exalted on high to give repentance and
remission of sins." The most crimson sins are removed by the crimson of
his blood. At this moment, dear reader, whatever thy sinfulness, Christ
has power to pardon, power to pardon thee, and millions such as thou
art. A word will speak it. He has nothing more to do to win thy pardon;
all the atoning work is done. He can, in answer to thy tears, forgive
thy sins today, and make thee know it. He can breathe into thy soul at
this very moment a peace with God which passeth all understanding,
which shall spring from perfect remission of thy manifold iniquities.
Dost thou believe that? I trust thou believest it. Mayst thou
experience now the power of Jesus to forgive sin! Waste no time in
applying to the Physician of souls, but hasten to him with words like
these:-
"Jesus! Master! hear my cry;
Save me, heal me with a word;
Fainting at thy feet I lie,
Thou my whisper'd plaint hast heard."
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