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Sunday, January 25, 2009
MORNING:
"I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the
praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath
bestowed on us."
-- Isaiah 63:7
And canst thou not do this? Are there no mercies which thou hast
experienced? What though thou art gloomy now, canst thou forget that
blessed hour when Jesus met thee, and said, "Come unto me"? Canst thou
not remember that rapturous moment when he snapped thy fetters, dashed
thy chains to the earth, and said, "I came to break thy bonds and set
thee free"? Or if the love of thine espousals be forgotten, there must
surely be some precious milestone along the road of life not quite
grown over with moss, on which thou canst read a happy memorial of his
mercy towards thee? What, didst thou never have a sickness like that
which thou art suffering now, and did he not restore thee? Wert thou
never poor before, and did he not supply thy wants? Wast thou never in
straits before, and did he not deliver thee? Arise, go to the river of
thine experience, and pull up a few bulrushes, and plait them into an
ark, wherein thine infant- faith may float safely on the stream. Forget
not what thy God has done for thee; turn over the book of thy
remembrance, and consider the days of old. Canst thou not remember the
hill Mizar? Did the Lord never meet with thee at Hermon? Hast thou
never climbed the Delectable Mountains? Hast thou never been helped in
time of need? Nay, I know thou hast. Go back, then, a little way to the
choice mercies of yesterday, and though all may be dark now, light up
the lamps of the past, they shall glitter through the darkness, and
thou shalt trust in the Lord till the day break and the shadows flee
away. "Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses,
for they have been ever of old."
EVENING:
"Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea,
we establish the law."
-- Romans 3:31
When the believer is adopted into the Lord's family, his relationship
to old Adam and the law ceases at once; but then he is under a new
rule, and a new covenant. Believer, you are God's child; it is your
first duty to obey your heavenly Father. A servile spirit you have
nothing to do with: you are not a slave, but a child; and now, inasmuch
as you are a beloved child, you are bound to obey your Father's
faintest wish, the least intimation of his will. Does he bid you fulfil
a sacred ordinance? It is at your peril that you neglect it, for you
will be disobeying your Father. Does he command you to seek the image
of Jesus? Is it not your joy to do so? Does Jesus tell you, "Be ye
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect"? Then not
because the law commands, but because your Saviour enjoins, you will
labour to be perfect in holiness. Does he bid his saints love one
another? Do it, not because the law says, "Love thy neighbour," but
because Jesus says, "If ye love me, keep my commandments;" and this is
the commandment that he has given unto you, "that ye love one another."
Are you told to distribute to the poor? Do it, not because charity is a
burden which you dare not shirk, but because Jesus teaches, "Give to
him that asketh of thee." Does the Word say, "Love God with all your
heart"? Look at the commandment and reply, "Ah! commandment, Christ
hath fulfilled thee already-I have no need, therefore, to fulfil thee
for my salvation, but I rejoice to yield obedience to thee because God
is my Father now and he has a claim upon me, which I would not
dispute." May the Holy Ghost make your heart obedient to the
constraining power of Christ's love, that your prayer may be, "Make me
to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight." Grace
is the mother and nurse of holiness, and not the apologist of sin.
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