Unashamed - Jesus Christ is LORD!
"Blessed
is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me."
-MATTHEW
11:6 [KJV]
What
is the feeling of your heart toward Jesus? What is the solemn desire
of your soul? that He would come and make your heart His abode? that
He would visit your soul with the light of His countenance? that He
would sprinkle His blood upon your conscience? that He would make
Himself very near, very dear, and very precious? Do you count one
word from His lips worth a thousand worlds? a smile of His
countenance worth thousands of gold and silver? Then you are blessed.
You are not stumbling upon the dark mountains of error. You are not
stumbling at the perfections of the Son of God. You are not offended
at a free gospel, an unconditional salvation.
No;
the Lord in mercy has slaughtered your prejudices, subdued your
enmity, and brought you to receive the gospel as a little child.
"Well," but some may say, "I believe all
this; but, then, I have doubts and fears whether the Lord has begun
His work in me, whether I am one of His
family. I cannot enjoy the power of truth as I could wish."
But does not the Lord say, "Blessed is he, whosoever shall
not be offended in Me?" You are not offended
and stumbled at Jesus. And he that is not offended in Him, but is
enabled to receive Him as the Christ of God, to look to Him, to
believe in Him, and at times to feel Him precious—he comes under
the blessing which maketh rich, and addeth no sorrow with it.
-Gospel
report by preacher J.C. Philpot (1802-1869 A.D.)
March
13th, EARS FROM HARVESTED SHEAVES
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