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August 25th Evening
“If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” — Acts 8:37
These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps you say, “I should be afraid to be baptized; it is such a solemn thing to avow myself to be dead with Christ, and buried with Him. should not feel at liberty to come to the Master’s table; I should be afraid of eating and drinking damnation unto myself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” Ah! poor trembler, Jesus has given you liberty, be not afraid. If a stranger came to your house, he would stand at the door, or wait in the hall; he would not dream of intruding unbidden into your parlour — he is not at home: but your child makes himself very free about the house; and so is it with the child of God. A stranger may not intrude where a child may venture. When the Holy Ghost has given you to…
feel the
spirit of adoption, you may come to Christian ordinances without fear.
The same rule holds good of the Christian’s inward privileges. You think,
poor seeker, that you are not allowed to rejoice with joy unspeakable and
full of glory; if you are permitted to get inside Christ’s door, or sit at the
bottom of His table, you will be well content. Ah! but you shall not have
less privileges than the very greatest. God makes no difference in His love
to His children. A child is a child to Him; He will not make him a hired
servant; but he shall feast upon the fatted calf, and shall have the music
and the dancing as much as if he had never gone astray. When Jesus comes
into the heart, He issues a general licence to be glad in the Lord. No chains
are worn in the court of King Jesus. Our admission into full privileges may
be gradual, but it is sure. Perhaps our reader is saying, “I wish I could
enjoy the promises, and walk at liberty in my Lord’s commands.” “If thou
believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” Loose the chains of thy neck,
O captive daughter, for Jesus makes thee free.
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“If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” — Acts 8:37
These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps you say, “I should be afraid to be baptized; it is such a solemn thing to avow myself to be dead with Christ, and buried with Him. should not feel at liberty to come to the Master’s table; I should be afraid of eating and drinking damnation unto myself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” Ah! poor trembler, Jesus has given you liberty, be not afraid. If a stranger came to your house, he would stand at the door, or wait in the hall; he would not dream of intruding unbidden into your parlour — he is not at home: but your child makes himself very free about the house; and so is it with the child of God. A stranger may not intrude where a child may venture. When the Holy Ghost has given you to…
feel the
spirit of adoption, you may come to Christian ordinances without fear.
The same rule holds good of the Christian’s inward privileges. You think,
poor seeker, that you are not allowed to rejoice with joy unspeakable and
full of glory; if you are permitted to get inside Christ’s door, or sit at the
bottom of His table, you will be well content. Ah! but you shall not have
less privileges than the very greatest. God makes no difference in His love
to His children. A child is a child to Him; He will not make him a hired
servant; but he shall feast upon the fatted calf, and shall have the music
and the dancing as much as if he had never gone astray. When Jesus comes
into the heart, He issues a general licence to be glad in the Lord. No chains
are worn in the court of King Jesus. Our admission into full privileges may
be gradual, but it is sure. Perhaps our reader is saying, “I wish I could
enjoy the promises, and walk at liberty in my Lord’s commands.” “If thou
believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” Loose the chains of thy neck,
O captive daughter, for Jesus makes thee 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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