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The Faithful Promiser By: John R. (John Ross) Macduff (1818-1895) |
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By the Author of "THE WORDS OF JESUS,"
"THE MORNING AND NIGHT WATCHES,"
ETC.
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises." 2 Pet. i. 4.
NEW YORK:
STANFORD & DELISSER,
No. 508, BROADWAY.
1858.
The Faithful Promiser.
It has often been felt a delightful exercise by the child of God, to
take, night by night, an individual promise and plead it at the
mercy seat. Often are our prayers pointless , from not following, in
this respect, the example of the sweet Psalmist of Israel, the Royal
Promise pleader, who delighted to direct his finger to some particular
"word" of the Faithful Promiser, saying, "Remember Thy word unto Thy
servant, on which thou hast caused me to hope!" The following are a few gleanings from the Promise Treasury, a few
crumbs from "the Master's Table," which may serve to help the thoughts
in the hour of closet meditation, or the season of sorrow. ST. M ,
December , 1849.
1ST DAY OF MONTH. "He is Faithful that Promised." "Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool." ISAIAH i. 18. Pardoning Grace.
My soul! thy God summons thee to His audience chamber! Infinite purity
seeks to reason with infinite vileness! Deity stoops to speak to dust!
Dread not the meeting. It is the most gracious, as well as wondrous of
all conferences. Jehovah himself breaks silence! He utters the best
tidings a lost soul or a lost world can hear: "God is in Christ
reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing unto men their
trespasses." What! Scarlet sins, and crimson sins! and these all to
be forgiven and forgotten! The just God "justifying" the unjust! the
mightiest of all beings, the kindest of all! Oh! what is there in thee
to merit such love as this? Thou mightest have known thy God only as the
"consuming fire," and had nothing before thee save "a fearful looking
for of vengeance!" This gracious conference bids thee dispel thy fears!
It tells thee it is no longer a "fearful," but a blessed thing to fall
into His hands? Hast thou closed with these His overtures? Until thou
art at peace with Him, happiness must be a stranger to thy bosom. Though
thou hast all else beside, bereft of God thou must be "bereft indeed."
Lord! I come! As thy pardoning grace is freely tendered, so shall I
freely accept it. May it be mine, even now, to listen to the gladdening
accents, "Son! Daughter! be of good cheer! thy sins, which are many, are
all forgiven thee." "REMEMBER THIS WORD UNTO THY SERVANT, UPON
WHICH THOU HAST CAUSED ME TO HOPE!"
2D DAY. "He is Faithful that Promised." "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." DEUT. xxxiii. 25. Needful Grace.
God does not give grace till the hour of trial comes. But when it
does come, the amount of grace, and the nature of the special grace
required is vouchsafed. My soul, do not dwell with painful apprehension
on the future. Do not anticipate coming sorrows; perplexing thyself with
the grace needed for future emergencies; to morrow will bring its
promised grace along with to morrow's trials. God, wishing to keep His
people humble, and dependent on himself, gives not a stock of grace; He
metes it out for every day's exigencies, that they may be constantly
"travelling between their own emptiness and Christ's fulness" their own
weakness and Christ's strength. But when the exigency comes, thou
mayest safely trust an Almighty arm to bear thee through! Is there now
some "thorn in the flesh" sent to lacerate thee? Thou mayest have been
entreating the Lord for its removal. Thy prayer has, doubtless, been
heard and answered; but not in the way, perhaps, expected or desired by
thee. The "thorn" may still be left to goad, the trial may still be left
to buffet; but "more grace" has been given to endure them... Continue reading book >>
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