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Daily devotions for 08-09-2004:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: Looking Ahead
Evening Title: Miracle of Grace
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Morning: Looking Ahead
"The city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it."
--Revelation 21:23
Yonder in the better world, the inhabitants are
independent of all creature comforts. They have
no need of raiment; their white robes never wear
out, neither shall they ever be defiled. They
need no medicine to heal diseases, "for the
inhabitant shall not say, I am sick." They need
no sleep to recruit their frames--they rest not
day nor night, but unweariedly praise Him in His
temple. They need no social relationship to
minister comfort, and whatever happiness they may
derive from association with their fellows is not
essential to their bliss, for their Lord's
society is enough for their largest desires. They
need no teachers there; they doubtless commune
with one another concerning the things of God,
but they do not require this by way of
instruction; they shall all be taught of the Lord.
Ours are the alms at the king's gate, but they
feast at the table itself. Here we lean upon the
friendly arm, but there they lean upon their
Beloved and upon Him alone. Here we must have the
help of our companions, but there they find all
they want in Christ Jesus. Here we look to the
meat which perisheth, and to the raiment which
decays before the moth, but there they find
everything in God. We use the bucket to fetch us
water from the well, but there they drink from
the fountain head, and put their lips down to the
living water. Here the angels bring us blessings,
but we shall want no messengers from heaven then.
They shall need no Gabriels there to bring their
love-notes from God, for there they shall see Him face to face.
Oh! what a blessed time shall that be when we
shall have mounted above every second cause and
shall rest upon the bare arm of God! What a
glorious hour when God, and not His creatures;
the Lord, and not His works, shall be our daily
joy! Our souls shall then have attained the perfection of bliss.
Evening: Miracle of Grace
"He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom
He had cast seven devils." --Mark 16:9
Mary of Magdala was the victim of a fearful evil.
She was possessed by not one devil only, but
seven. These dreadful inmates caused much pain
and pollution to the poor frame in which they had
found a lodging. Hers was a hopeless, horrible
case. She could not help herself, neither could
any human succour avail. But Jesus passed that
way, and unsought, and probably even resisted by
the poor demoniac, He uttered the word of power,
and Mary of Magdala became a trophy of the
healing power of Jesus. All the seven demons left
her, left her never to return, forcibly ejected
by the Lord of all. What a blessed deliverance!
What a happy change! From delirium to delight,
from despair to peace, from hell to heaven!
Straightway she became a constant follower of
Jesus, catching His every word, following His
devious steps, sharing His toilsome life; and
withal she became His generous helper, first
among that band of healed and grateful women who
ministered unto Him of their substance.
When Jesus was lifted up in crucifixion, Mary
remained the sharer of His shame: we find her
first beholding from afar, and then drawing near
to the foot of the cross. She could not die on
the cross with Jesus, but she stood as near it as
she could, and when His blessed body was taken
down, she watched to see how and where it was
laid. She was the faithful and watchful believer,
last at the sepulchre where Jesus slept, first at
the grave whence He arose. Her holy fidelity made
her a favoured beholder of her beloved Rabboni,
who deigned to call her by her name, and to make
her His messenger of good news to the trembling
disciples and Peter. Thus grace found her a
maniac and made her a minister, cast out devils
and gave her to behold angels, delivered her from
Satan, and united her for ever to the Lord Jesus.
May I also be such a miracle of grace!
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