THE NAME JESUS!

"I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night." - Psalm 119:55 [KJV]

Consider, (1st.) Hebrew names express the nature of the things to which they are applied. Whatever name the LORD makes Himself known by to us, is expressive of His nature, and of His covenant love and grace to us. Hence there is no name so sweet to us sinners, as that which He hath assumed, the name JESUS: The Lord, the self-existing Jehovah, Jesus. All the glorious perfections of wisdom, love, and power, shine with the greatest lustre in that name: the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13.) All the attributes of Jehovah are magnified and glorified in that precious name. 

(2d.) To remember the name of the Lord, is to meditate in faith, upon what He is to us, hath done for us, and hath promised to bestow upon us, as the Lord our Saviour. O what a wide field for meditation is here! But David remembered the Lord in the night. While others were sleeping, or doing worse, he was meditating: in the night, when all nature was in profound silence. This is a blessed season for meditation, upon the Lord of creation, providence, and grace. 

But by the night may also be understood, the night of affliction, pain, and sickness of body. O how sweet, to remember the Lord’s name in it: to see the rod of love in the hand of a covenant God and loving Father. Or, a night of bereaving; the loss of a near relative, or a dear friend. O blessed to remember, “the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;” and to remember the Lord, to sanctify the loss, that we may be enabled to say, Blessed be the name of the Lord. 

Or, (3d.) the night of temptation, when all appears dark and distressing. Then how joyful to remember the name of Him Who was tempted for us, the love of Him Who sympathizes with us, the power of Him Who is able to succour us, and the compassion of Him Who says His grace is sufficient for us! 

Or, (4th.) the night of desertion. O this is a black night indeed! but yet, how animating to remember the name of the Lord, Who declares, “In a little wrath, I hid My face from thee, for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy upon thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer” (Isaiah 54:8.) Lastly, How sweet to remember the name of the Lord against the night of death. Dear Lord, familiarize that solemn night to our souls. 

Let us meditate on it with composure, and look for it with joy. When we think of its awful solemnity, let us remember Thee, Who hast swallowed up death in victory—took away its strength and sting—so that in faith, we may joyfully cry out,  

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -I Corinthians 15:57 [KJV]

 

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

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