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April 17th Evening
“We would see Jesus.” — John 12:21
Evermore the worldling’s cry is, Who will show us any good?” He seeks satisfaction in earthly comforts, enjoyments, and riches. But the quickened sinner knows of only one good. “O that I knew where I might find HIM!” When he is truly awakened to feel his guilt, if you could pour the gold of India at his feet, he would say, “Take it away: I want to find HIM.” It is a blessed thing for a man, when he has brought his desires into a focus, so that they all centre in one object. When he has fifty different desires, his heart resembles a mere of stagnant water, spread out into a marsh, breeding miasma and pestilence; but when all his desires are brought into one channel, his heart becomes like a river of pure water, running swiftly to fertilize the fields. Happy is he who…
hath one desire, if that one desire be
set on Christ, though it may not yet have been realized. If Jesus be a soul’s
desire, it is a blessed sign of divine work within. Such a man will never be
content with mere ordinances. He will say, “I want Christ; I must have
Him — mere ordinances are of no use to me; I want Himself; do not offer
me these; you offer me the empty pitcher, while I am dying of thirst; give
me water, or I die. Jesus is my soul’s desire. I would see Jesus!”
Is this thy condition, my reader, at this moment? Hast thou but one desire,
and is that after Christ? Then thou art not far from the kingdom of heaven.
Hast thou but one wish in thy heart, and that one wish that thou mayst be
washed from all thy sins in Jesus’ blood? Canst thou really say, “I would
give all I have to be a Christian; I would give up everything I have and
hope for, if I might but feel that I have an interest in Christ”? Then,
despite all thy fears, be of good cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt
come out into daylight soon, and rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ
makes men free.
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“We would see Jesus.” — John 12:21
Evermore the worldling’s cry is, Who will show us any good?” He seeks satisfaction in earthly comforts, enjoyments, and riches. But the quickened sinner knows of only one good. “O that I knew where I might find HIM!” When he is truly awakened to feel his guilt, if you could pour the gold of India at his feet, he would say, “Take it away: I want to find HIM.” It is a blessed thing for a man, when he has brought his desires into a focus, so that they all centre in one object. When he has fifty different desires, his heart resembles a mere of stagnant water, spread out into a marsh, breeding miasma and pestilence; but when all his desires are brought into one channel, his heart becomes like a river of pure water, running swiftly to fertilize the fields. Happy is he who…
hath one desire, if that one desire be
set on Christ, though it may not yet have been realized. If Jesus be a soul’s
desire, it is a blessed sign of divine work within. Such a man will never be
content with mere ordinances. He will say, “I want Christ; I must have
Him — mere ordinances are of no use to me; I want Himself; do not offer
me these; you offer me the empty pitcher, while I am dying of thirst; give
me water, or I die. Jesus is my soul’s desire. I would see Jesus!”
Is this thy condition, my reader, at this moment? Hast thou but one desire,
and is that after Christ? Then thou art not far from the kingdom of heaven.
Hast thou but one wish in thy heart, and that one wish that thou mayst be
washed from all thy sins in Jesus’ blood? Canst thou really say, “I would
give all I have to be a Christian; I would give up everything I have and
hope for, if I might but feel that I have an interest in Christ”? Then,
despite all thy fears, be of good cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt
come out into daylight soon, and rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ
makes men free.
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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