Morning, December 21 Go To Evening Reading “Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” —2 Samuel 23:5 This covenant is divine in its origin . “He hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” Oh, that great word, He! Stop, my soul. God, the everlasting Father, has positively made a covenant with thee; yes, that God who spake the world into existence by a word; he, stooping from his majesty, takes hold of thy hand and makes a covenant with thee. Is it not a deed, the stupendous condescension of which might ravish our hearts forever if we could really understand it? “he hath made with me a covenant.” A king has not made a covenant with me—that were somewhat; but the Prince of the kings of the earth, Shaddai, the Lord All-sufficient, the Jehovah of ages, the everlasting Elohim, “He hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” However, notice that it is particular in its application . “Yet hath he made with me an everlasting covenant.” Here lies its sweetness to each beli...
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Morning, December 20 Go To Evening Reading “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” —Jeremiah 31:3 Sometimes, the Lord Jesus tells his Church his love thoughts. “He does not think it enough behind her back to tell it, but in her presence, he says, ‘Thou art all fair, my love.’ It is true, this is not his ordinary method; he is a wise lover and knows when to keep back the intimation of love and when to let it out, but there are times when he will make no secret of it, times when he will put it beyond all dispute in the souls of his people” (R. Erskine’s Sermons). The Holy Spirit is often pleased, in a most gracious manner, to witness the love of Jesus with our spirits. He takes of the things of Christ and reveals them unto us. No voice is heard from the clouds, and no vision is seen at night, but we have a more sure testimony than either. I would fly from heaven and inform the saint personally of the Saviour’s love for him, but the evidence would not be more satis...