May those that come among us always be those that can say, “Peace be to thy helpers.” Whatever helps Christ I would help. Wherever I see anything of Christ there my heart shall rest. Oh, to have a large increase to this church and all the churches of hearty, loving, peace-making people!
The last word that they said to David was, “For thy God helpeth thee”; and I shall keep that last sentence very much to myself: I want to feed upon it as my portion of meat: you must not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn, and I am that ox at this time. “Thy God helpeth thee.” How I do rejoice to think that God is helping the Great Son of David. All the powers of the God of nature and providence are working to aid the Lord of grace. The stars in their courses are fighting for our Immanuel. Everything is being overruled for the advance of Christ’s kingdom. We are all on the tremble as to the Sudan and Egypt; but could we see all things we should rejoice. None of us knows what is coming. I am no prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but I venture to foretell that mountains will be leveled for the coming of our Lord even by calamities and disasters. There will be a speedier dissolution of the empire of the false prophet and of the false prophet’s imitator because of all this mixing up of the west and the east in an unwilling conjunction. I say not how or when, but the Lord’s purpose shall stand, and He will do all His pleasure. When the ocean roars at its utmost fury, the Lord puts a bit into the mouth of the tempest and reins up the storm. Jehovah maketh a way for Himself amid the tumult of great waters. When confusion and uproar predominate everywhere, and old chaos seems to be coming back again, all this is but a phase of unbroken order. How swift and sure are the revolutions of the wheels which are bringing nearer the chariot of the Son of God!
Cast in your lot with “the Leader and Commander of the people,” who has God with him. It is the glory of Christ’s cause that the Lord God is involved in it. Mr. Wesley’s dying words were, “The best of all is, God is with us!” As I repeat the truth my heart cries, “Hallelujah! Blessed be the name of the Lord!” The Lord thy God helpeth thee, O Christ of God! The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in thy hand. Thou must reign”: thy Father swears it to thee. Thou shalt divide a portion with the great, and Thou shalt share the spoil with the strong, for Thou hast given up thy soul unto death, and permitted thy glory to be rolled in the dust; and thou hast risen and gone into the glory; therefore Thou must reign. O Anointed of the Lord, thy throne shall endure forever! Tonight, thy servants salute Thee again, Thou Son of David. Wounded Christ, we lay our fingers in the print of the nails, and say, “My Lord and my God.” Risen Christ, we look upward as the heavens receive Thee, and we adore. Ascended Christ, we fall at thy dear feet, and say, “Thine are we, O Son of David, anointed to be a Prince and a Savior.” Coming Christ, we wait and watch for thine appearing! Come quickly to thine own! Amen and amen.
“This article originally appeared here at Bible Bulletin Board.”
