All Things Must Be Fulfilled

"These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms concerning Me." -Luke 24:44 [KJV]

Christ’s work was to fulfil all Scripture. It is ours to believe, that the Scriptures are all fulfilled in Christ. Hence we are filled with all joy and peace in believing (Romans 15:13.) We complain of the weakness of faith. We neglect the means by which it is strengthened. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. By it faith is strengthened. That which comes not from the word, and is not supported by the word, is not faith, but phantom. It will soon evaporate. Our Saviour was now risen. His work was finished. He appeals to the understanding of His disciples. He refers them to what He had spoken to them, before He died for them. 

Understanding the word in the heart, is like the stomach receiving, and digesting the food for the whole body. All parts of it are nourished from it. O let the word of Christ dwell richly in you. Treasure it up in your memories. Exercise your understanding upon it. Digest it in your heart. So you will surely be nourished, edified, and comforted by it. Your faith will grow exceedingly. In what? Why, in what Christ hath fulfilled for you. Are you ready to say, how do I know, that He hath fulfilled all things for me? 

This is stumbling at the threshold, instead of entering in at the door. This is questioning, instead of believing. Our Lord gives one general answer to this, “According to your faith, be it unto you” (Matthew 9:29.) Believe Christ’s words. Believe His work. So shall you enjoy the comforts of His love and salvation; and be animated to obey His will. 

See, (1st.) O Christian, you have not followed a cunningly devised fable. Your faith in Christ is agreeable to what is written in the law, in the prophets, and in the psalms concerning Him. 

(2d.) Hence, rejoice. Is the law fulfilled for you by Christ? Then are you righteous in the sight of God, even as Christ is righteous. Study the purity and perfection of the law of God. Fall down in humility as a condemned sinner by it. Glory in Jesus, as your law-fulfiller, in Whom you have everlasting righteousness. 

(3d.) Study the prophets and the psalms. You will always find somewhat concerning Jesus in them. Know, all that concerns Him, is your highest concern upon earth. The more knowledge you have of Him, and the more faith in Him, so much the more will you love Him, and answer the end of your new creation in Him, even to glorify Him in your holy life and obedient walk. “This is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” -I Thessalonians 5:18

 

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

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