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Daily devotions for 04-18-2005:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: Coming to the Blood
Evening Title: A Singular Desire
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Morning: Coming to the Blood
"We are come to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel."
--Hebrews 12:24
Reader, have you come to the blood of sprinkling?
The question is not whether you have come to a knowledge of doctrine, or an
observance of
ceremonies, or to a certain form of experience, but have you come to the blood
of Jesus? The
blood of Jesus is the life of all vital godliness. If you have truly come to
Jesus, we
know how you came--the Holy Spirit sweetly brought you there. You came to the
blood of
sprinkling with no merits of your own. Guilty, lost, and helpless, you came to
take that blood,
and that blood alone, as your everlasting hope.
You came to the cross of Christ, with a trembling and an aching heart; and oh!
what a precious sound it was to you to hear the voice of the blood of Jesus!
The dropping of His blood is as the music of heaven to the penitent sons of
earth. We are full of sin, but the Saviour bids
us lift our eyes to Him, and as we gaze upon His streaming wounds, each drop of
blood, as it
falls, cries, "It is finished; I have made an end of sin; I have brought in
everlasting
righteousness."
Oh! sweet language of the precious blood of Jesus! If you have come to that
blood once, you
will come to it constantly. Your life will be "Looking unto Jesus." Your whole
conduct will be
epitomized in this--"To whom coming." Not to whom I have come, but to whom I am
always coming. If thou hast ever come to the blood of sprinkling, thou wilt
feel thy need of coming to it every day. He who does not desire to wash in it
every day, has never washed in it at all. The believer ever feels it to be his
joy and privilege that there is still a fountain opened. Past
experiences are doubtful food for Christians; a present coming to Christ alone
can give us joy
and comfort. This morning let us sprinkle our door-post fresh with blood, and
then feast upon
the Lamb, assured that the destroying angel must pass us by.
Evening: A Singular Desire
"We would see Jesus." --John 12:21
Evermore the worldling's cry is, Who will show us any good?" He seeks
satisfaction in earthly
comforts, enjoyments, and riches. But the quickened sinner knows of only one
good. "O that
I knew where I might find HIM!" When he is truly awakened to feel his guilt, if
you could pour the gold of India at his feet, he would say, "Take it away: I
want to find HIM." It is a blessed thing for a man, when he has brought his
desires into a focus, so that they all centre in one object.
When he has fifty different desires, his heart resembles a mere of stagnant
water, spread out
into a marsh, breeding miasma and pestilence; but when all his desires are
brought into one
channel, his heart becomes like a river of pure water, running swiftly to
fertilize the fields.
Happy is he who hath one desire, if that one desire be set on Christ, though it
may not yet
have been realized. If Jesus be a soul's desire, it is a blessed sign of divine
work within. Such
a man will never be content with mere ordinances.
He will say, "I want Christ; I must have Him--mere ordinances are of no use to
me; I want
Himself; do not offer me these; you offer me the empty pitcher, while I am
dying of thirst; give
me water, or I die. Jesus is my soul's desire. I would see Jesus!"
Is this thy condition, my reader, at this moment?
Hast thou but one desire, and is that after Christ? Then thou art not far from
the kingdom of
heaven. Hast thou but one wish in thy heart, and that one wish that thou mayst
be washed from all thy sins in Jesus' blood? Canst thou really say,
"I would give all I have to be a Christian; I would give up everything I have
and hope for, if
I might but feel that I have an interest in Christ"? Then, despite all thy
fears, be of good
cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt come out into daylight soon, and
rejoice in the
liberty wherewith Christ makes men free.
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Daily devotions for 04-14-2005:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: A Bundle of Myrrh
Evening Title: Atonement for Sin
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Morning: A Bundle of Myrrh
"A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me." --Song of Solomon 1:13
Myrrh may well be chosen as the type of Jesus on account of its preciousness,
its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities,
and its connection with
sacrifice. But why is He compared to "a bundle of myrrh"? First, for plenty. He
is not a drop of
it, He is a casket full. He is not a sprig or flower of it, but a whole bundle.
There is enough
in Christ for all my necessities; let me not be slow to avail myself of Him.
Our well-beloved is
compared to a "bundle" again, for variety: for there is in Christ not only the
one thing
needful, but in "Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,"
everything needful is in
Him. Take Jesus in His different characters, and you will see a marvellous
variety--Prophet,
Priest, King, Husband, Friend, Shepherd. Consider Him in His life, death,
resurrection, ascension, second advent; view Him in His virtue, gentleness,
courage, self-denial, love,
faithfulness, truth, righteousness-- everywhere He is a bundle of preciousness.
He is a "bundle
of "myrrh" for preservation--not loose myrrh tied up, myrrh to be stored in a
casket.
We must value Him as our best treasure; we must prize His words and His
ordinances; and we must keep our thoughts of Him and knowledge of Him as under
lock and key, lest the devil should steal anything from us. Moreover, Jesus is
a "bundle of myrrh" for speciality. The emblem suggests the idea of
distinguishing, discriminating grace.
>From before the foundation of the world, He was set apart for His people; and
>He gives forth His perfume only to those who understand how to enter into
>communion with Him, to have close dealings with Him. Oh! blessed people whom
>the Lord hath admitted into His secrets, and for whom He sets Himself apart.
>Oh! choice and happy who are thus made to say, "A bundle of myrrh is my
>well-beloved unto me."
Evening: Atonement for Sin
"And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be
accepted for him
to make atonement for him." --Leviticus 1:4
Our Lord's being made "sin for us" is set forth here by the very significant
transfer of sin to
the bullock, which was made by the elders of the people. The laying of the hand
was not a mere touch of contact, for in some other places of Scripture the
original word has the meaning of leaning heavily, as in the expression, "Thy
wrath lieth hard upon me" (Psalm 88:7). Surely this is the very essence and
nature of faith, which doth not only bring us into contact with the great
Substitute, but teaches us to lean upon Him with all the burden of our guilt.
Jehovah made to meet upon the head of the Substitute all the offences of His
covenant people, but each one of the chosen is brought personally to ratify
this solemn covenant act, when by grace he is enabled by faith to lay his hand
upon the head of the "Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world."
Believer, do you remember that rapturous day when you first realized pardon
through Jesus the sin-bearer? Can you not make glad confession, and join with
the writer in saying, "My soul recalls her day of deliverance with delight.
Laden with guilt and full of fears, I saw my Saviour as my Substitute, and I
laid my hand upon Him; oh! how timidly at first, but courage grew and
confidence was confirmed until I leaned my soul entirely upon Him; and now it
is my unceasing joy to know that my sins are no longer imputed to me, but laid
on Him, and like the debts of the wounded traveller, Jesus, like the good
Samaritan, has said of all my future sinfulness, 'Set that to My account.'"
Blessed discovery! Eternal solace of a grateful heart!
"My numerous sins transferr'd to Him,
Shall never more be found,
Lost in His blood's atoning stream,
Where every crime is drown'd!"
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