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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
MORNING:
"The love of the Lord."
-- Hosea 3:1
Believer, look back through all thine experience, and think of the way
whereby the Lord thy God has led thee in the wilderness, and how he
hath fed and clothed thee every day-how he hath borne with thine ill
manners-how he hath put up with all thy murmurings, and all thy
longings after the flesh-pots of Egypt-how he has opened the rock to
supply thee, and fed thee with manna that came down from heaven. Think
of how his grace has been sufficient for thee in all thy troubles-how
his blood has been a pardon to thee in all thy sins-how his rod and his
staff have comforted thee. When thou hast thus looked back upon the
love of the Lord, then let faith survey his love in the future, for
remember that Christ's covenant and blood have something more in them
than the past. He who has loved thee and pardoned thee, shall never
cease to love and pardon. He is Alpha, and he shall be Omega also: he
is first, and he shall be last. Therefore, bethink thee, when thou
shalt pass through the valley of the shadow of death, thou needest fear
no evil, for he is with thee. When thou shalt stand in the cold floods
of Jordan, thou needest not fear, for death cannot separate thee from
his love; and when thou shalt come into the mysteries of eternity thou
needest not tremble, "For I am persuaded, that neither death; nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord." Now, soul, is not thy love refreshed? Does not this make thee
love Jesus? Doth not a flight through illimitable plains of the ether
of love inflame thy heart and compel thee to delight thyself in the
Lord thy God? Surely as we meditate on "the love of the Lord," our
hearts burn within us, and we long to love him more.
EVENING:
"Your refuge from the avenger of blood."
-- Joshua 20:3
It is said that in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge were so
arranged, that any man might reach one of them within half a day at the
utmost. Even so the word of our salvation is near to us; Jesus is a
present Saviour, and the way to him is short; it is but a simple
renunciation of our own merit, and a laying hold of Jesus, to be our
all in all. With regard to the roads to the city of refuge, we are told
that they were strictly preserved, every river was bridged, and every
obstruction removed, so that the man who fled might find an easy
passage to the city. Once a year the elders went along the roads and
saw to their order, so that nothing might impede the flight of any one,
and cause him, through delay, to be overtaken and slain. How graciously
do the promises of the gospel remove stumbling blocks from the way!
Wherever there were by-roads and turnings, there were fixed up
hand-posts, with the inscription upon them-"To the city of refuge!"
This is a picture of the road to Christ Jesus. It is no roundabout road
of the law; it is no obeying this, that, and the other; it is a
straight road: "Believe, and live." It is a road so hard, that no
self-righteous man can ever tread it, but so easy, that every sinner,
who knows himself to be a sinner may by it find his way to heaven. No
sooner did the man-slayer reach the outworks of the city than he was
safe; it was not necessary for him to pass far within the walls, but
the suburbs themselves were sufficient protection. Learn hence, that if
you do but touch the hem of Christ's garment, you shall be made whole;
if you do but lay hold upon him with "faith as a grain of mustard
seed," you are safe.
"A little genuine grace ensures
The death of all our sins."
Only waste no time, loiter not by the way, for the avenger of blood is
swift of foot; and it may be he is at your heels at this still hour of
eventide.
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