The Light of Heaven is the Face of Jesus. The Employment of Heaven is the Service of Jesus. Unknown. I have proved my own strength to be perfect weakness, my own wisdom consummate folly, and my own righteousness filthy rags. What a mercy, then, to be stripped of all, and have Christ for wisdom, Christ for righteousness, Christ for purity, Christ for strength, Christ for power, Christ for beauty, Christ for holiness, Christ for acceptance above, Christ for our daily walk, Christ for our daily work, Christ for rest, Christ for food, Christ for medicine; yea, to know nothing among men or before God, but Jesus crucified and glorified! Ruth Bryan. All things for Jesus, and Jesus for Himself; for Him, and in Him, let all be alike unto thee. Christopher Sutton. Man's only strength is to be strong in Christ. Lever Lines. If Christ be with me, anywhere is Heaven. Lever Lines. THE ATONEMENT. WITH REGARD TO THE SALVATION OF SINNERS. Now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare His righteousness; that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. iii. 21-26. Man's religion begins by enjoining worship; God's by preparing the worshipper. See that your worship stands inseparably connected with the work of the Cross. See that CHRIST is the ground, CHRIST the material, and the HOLY GHOST the power of your worship. C. H. Macintosh. O my Saviour, while others weary themselves with discussing Thy personal reign upon earth for a thousand years, let it be the whole bent and study of my soul to make sure of my personal reign with Thee in heaven to all eternity! Bishop Hall. The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, JESUS ready stands to save you, He is ABLE, He is WILLING: doubt no more. Ho! ye needy, come and welcome; True belief and true repentance, Come to Jesus Christ and buy. Let not conscience make you linger, Is to FEEL YOUR NEED of Him: 'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Bruised and mangled by the Fall; If you tarry till you're better, Not the righteous, SINNERS Jesus came to call. Luther. |