OUR WONDERFUL FRIEND, THE GOD-MAN JESUS

"This is the true God and eternal life. Keep yourselves from idols. Amen." —I John 5:20, 21 [KJV]

It is a common objection with the men of this world against the ministers and members of Jesus: "You can preach and talk of nothing but JESUS." Truly we "consider Him as the end of all our conversation."—Hebrews 13:7, 8. Conscious of what He hath done FOR us, what He is TO us, and what He hath done IN us; verily, Jesus is all in all to our souls. We know that the Son of God is come in our flesh. We are sure that by the blood of His cross "He hath made an end of sin, finished transgression, made reconciliation for iniquity;" and by His holy life "hath brought in an everlasting righteousness,"—Daniel 9:24. 

All this we poor sinners wanted. Nothing short of this could save us. Yea, eternal life we have in our WONDERFUL friend, the God-man, Christ Jesus. Blessed be His infinitely precious name! He hath given us an understanding heart to know Him. We desire to be eternally indebted to His name, His grace, His love; for we see our union to Him, and oneness with Him. Marvel not then, that we speak so highly of OUR BELOVED; "for if we should hold our peace, the very stones in the street would cry out against us." Say, ye first-born sons of light; say, ye children of grace, of whom should we glory, if not of Jesus our true God and eternal life? We disclaim all other gods. "We know and believe that the Father is in Him, and He in the Father."—John 10:38. 

He teaches us the Father's love in Him to us; and He sends the Comforter, which proceedeth from the Father, to shed His love abroad in our hearts. But alas! how did we live before we knew Jesus, the only true God! Truly, though we talked of God, though we knew God, worshipped and feared Him; yet we were all the while like the rest of the whole world, "lying in wickedness:" fast asleep in the arms of the wicked one: for we were without Christ, Atheists: "without God in the world; and consequently had no hope,"—Ephesians 2:12. How deluded are the wise and learned of this world with their notions and worship of an unknown God! While little children are truly wise and best learned, who know Jesus as their Lord and their God, and abide in Him. The truth of their faith, the uprightness of their hearts, and the sincerity of their love, are best evidenced by keeping themselves from the ensnaring vanities and bewitching idols of time and sense. "Adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Looking for that blessed hope, the glorious appearing of the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, etc."—Titus 2:10, 13, 14. 

Jesus my God, I know His name,

 

His name is all my trust, 

Nor will He put my soul to shame,

 

Nor let my hope be lost.

-preacher William Mason (1724-1797 A.D.)