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April 12th Evening
“The king’s garden.” — Nehemiah 3:15
Mention of the king’s garden by Nehemiah brings to mind the paradise
which the King of kings prepared for Adam. Sin has utterly ruined that fair
abode of all delights, and driven forth the children of men to till the ground,
which yields thorns and briers unto them. My soul, remember the fall, for
it was thy fall. Weep much because the Lord of love was so shamefully
ill-treated by the head of the human race, of which thou art a member, as
undeserving as any. Behold how dragons and demons dwell on this fair
earth, which once was a garden of delights.
See yonder another King’s garden, which the King waters with His bloody sweat — Gethsemane, whose bitter herbs are sweeter far to renewed souls than even Eden’s luscious fruits. There the mischief of the serpent in the first garden was…
undone: there the curse was lifted from earth, and borne
by the woman’s promised seed. My soul, bethink thee much of the agony
and the passion; resort to the garden of the olive-press, and view thy great
Redeemer rescuing thee from thy lost estate. This is the garden of gardens
indeed, wherein the soul may see the guilt of sin and the power of love,
two sights which surpass all others.
Is there no other King’s garden? Yes, my heart, thou art, or shouldst be
such. How do the flowers flourish? Do any choice fruits appear? Does the
King walk within, and rest in the bowers of my spirit? Let me see that the
plants are trimmed and watered, and the mischievous foxes hunted out.
Come, Lord, and let the heavenly wind blow at Thy coming, that the
spices of Thy garden may flow abroad. Nor must I forget the King’s
garden of the church. O Lord, send prosperity unto it. Rebuild her walls,
nourish her plants, ripen her fruits, and from the huge wilderness, reclaim
the barren waste, and make thereof “a King’s garden.”
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“The king’s garden.” — Nehemiah 3:15
Mention of the king’s garden by Nehemiah brings to mind the paradise
which the King of kings prepared for Adam. Sin has utterly ruined that fair
abode of all delights, and driven forth the children of men to till the ground,
which yields thorns and briers unto them. My soul, remember the fall, for
it was thy fall. Weep much because the Lord of love was so shamefully
ill-treated by the head of the human race, of which thou art a member, as
undeserving as any. Behold how dragons and demons dwell on this fair
earth, which once was a garden of delights.
See yonder another King’s garden, which the King waters with His bloody sweat — Gethsemane, whose bitter herbs are sweeter far to renewed souls than even Eden’s luscious fruits. There the mischief of the serpent in the first garden was…
undone: there the curse was lifted from earth, and borne
by the woman’s promised seed. My soul, bethink thee much of the agony
and the passion; resort to the garden of the olive-press, and view thy great
Redeemer rescuing thee from thy lost estate. This is the garden of gardens
indeed, wherein the soul may see the guilt of sin and the power of love,
two sights which surpass all others.
Is there no other King’s garden? Yes, my heart, thou art, or shouldst be
such. How do the flowers flourish? Do any choice fruits appear? Does the
King walk within, and rest in the bowers of my spirit? Let me see that the
plants are trimmed and watered, and the mischievous foxes hunted out.
Come, Lord, and let the heavenly wind blow at Thy coming, that the
spices of Thy garden may flow abroad. Nor must I forget the King’s
garden of the church. O Lord, send prosperity unto it. Rebuild her walls,
nourish her plants, ripen her fruits, and from the huge wilderness, reclaim
the barren waste, and make thereof “a King’s garden.”
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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