William Mason --Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God

August 8,


Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.- 1Pe_3:15.


When the Lord Jesus is the glory of the soul, it is the soul's glory to sanctify him, and him only. How joyful to have one's heart detached from every other object and hope, and its whole delight to glorify our Saviour! How ravishing to dwell on the wonders of his love, the riches of his grace, the greatness of his sufferings, the fulness of his redemption, the perfection of his righteousness, the prevalency of his intercession, and all issuing in the eternal life of such vile sinful wretches as we are! Verily, under such views, most cheerfully does the believer sanctify the Lord Immanuel in his heart. Hence, how powerful is his soul animated with holy boldness against the fear of man! Yea, inflamed with love to the truth, how ready to give a reason of his hope! Perhaps, through the warmth of his zeal, and the heat of his affections, he does not always act wisely herein; but does what he is forbid by his Lord, "casts his pearls before swine." Hence he finds, as they were ignorant of the worth of his jewels, they turn upon him with wrath. The apostle seems to guard against this.

Christian, thou art to be always ready to answer, and to give a reason of thy hope. But to whom? Every man that asks with meekness and fear: meek to receive instruction; fear of error; and desires to know the truth as it is in Jesus. As the Christian has freely received, so it is his delight freely to give to others. He hopes the Lord may make him the happy instrument of conviction, conversion, and, edification to other souls. Far is it from the nature of a Christian "to eat his morsel alone." He is to imitate the meekness of the lamb in his temper. The boldness of the lion is to accompany his concern for God's glory and the cause of his truth. Meek in speech, but not with timid fear to answer. When God's truth is the subject, the strongest confidence and the greatest courage are our glory. What is thy hope, O Christian? Is it any other than "God's mystery, CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory?"- Col_1:27.

Dost thou see such infinite charms, such inestimable glory in that despised Jesus, who was hanged upon a tree as an accursed malefactor? that he is the ONLY hope of thy soul? the ONLY glory of thy heart? O, blessed, highly favored art thou! Is it not thy joy to say, "Come and hear, all ye that fear GOD, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul?"- Psa_66:16.

Let the vain world pronounce its shame,
And fling their scandals on our cause;
We glory in our Saviour's name,
And make our triumphs in his cross.

With joy we tell the scoffing age,
He that was dead has left the tomb;
He lives above their utmost rage,
And we are waiting till he come.

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August 9,


Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.- Psa_119:165.


All inward peace and tranquility of mind arise from the knowledge and love of the law of the Lord. But hath not the apostle told us, "the law worketh wrath?"- Rom_4:15. Have not believers experienced a sense of wrath in the conscience, through "the knowledge of sin by the law?" Yes, verily. But this law, the moral law, is subservient to the everlasting law of love, the eternal covenant of grace and peace; therefore in time "it was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;" even Jesus, the seed of the woman, in whom the law of peace and salvation centered; of whom the ceremonial law was a shadow; and by whose holy life, the moral law received perfect obedience to all its demands, and a full satisfaction for all its curses and penalties by his sin-atoning sacrifice.

This eternal law, or purpose of God, was manifested by promise from Jehovah himself to the sin-convicted pair immediately after their fall; and confirmed again both by promise and oath to Abraham and his seed, which is Christ. "This law or covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect."- Gal_3:17. No; this law of life, by promise, is "sure to all the seed." It is immutable, it is unchangeable, therefore not one of them can perish. Hence this law of salvation is the delight of believers. They have great peace from it. For with Paul, they know "the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made us free from the law of sin and death."- Rom_8:2. Hence with David they say, "O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day." Though many things from within and without grieve and offend them, yet nothing from the law of grace and truth which came by Jesus Christ shall. Christ is not "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence to them; they stumble not at the word of his grace." They are not offended because it teacheth that salvation is all of grace, according to election, through the blood and righteousness of Christ; applied to their souls in faith by the Holy Spirit. No; all this is their consolation and joy. The commands of Jesus do not offend them, they are all in love: "His commandments are not grievous."- 1Jn_5:3. Thus, all their joy and rejoicing is in Christ Jesus only, while they confidently and comfortably hope for eternal life, by God's purpose and grace, according to the everlasting law of love, and his free gift by Jesus Christ.- Rom_6:23.

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August 10,


The wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, etc.- Jam_3:17.


True knowledge centers in this one point, namely, that Jesus is our wisdom; even as the sun is the only source of all light. From hence light is communicated to the earth freely. As that hath no power to influence the sun to shed forth its comforting beams of light, so neither are we able or willing, while in a state of sin and folly, to exert any power to procure wisdom. But unasked, unsought, unmerited; Jesus, who is emphatically styled WISDOM, came down from above, that wisdom might once more be found in our nature. In him most conspicuously shone forth every perfection of purity, peace, gentleness, etc.

This is our gospel to believe, that thus Jesus hath "abounded towards us in all wisdom."- Eph_1:8. So also it is the rich experience of his members, that "out of his fulness we all receive." Hence we are made wise unto salvation, for we know, love, and approve of Jesus, as "made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption." This is our chief glory, to glory in HIM, who is our greatest glory: this our highest wisdom, to glory in him who is our wisdom.

Nature with all its powers is averse to this; but wisdom seeks and apprehends us; causeth us to hear her voice, to be in love with her beauty; or we should never have had so much as one desire after her. The cry after wisdom, is wisdom in the heart. A desire after Jesus, is from Jesus being known to the soul. Thus Christ prevents us; he first cometh from above to us, then we soar from beneath towards him.

This is the purity of true wisdom: it hath no mixture with any thing from beneath. All the human systems and carnal schemes which the "wise of this world" call religion, as well as the impurity of the flesh, it turns from. It brings purity of affection to Jesus only, like a chaste virgin who has but one object of love: it brings peace to the soul through the same object. Thus where Christ dwelleth in the heart by faith, that soul dwells in wisdom, and is united to purity and peace, etc. When the soul hath but once tasted this wisdom that cometh from above, there is an insatiable thirst after more; that so from this uncorrupted fountain the pleasing streams of purity, peace, gentleness, mercy, and good fruits, may incessantly flow. "Thus wisdom is justified of all her children."- Mat_11:19.

Nature with open volume stands
To spread her Maker's praise abroad;
And ev'ry labour of his hands,
Shews something worthy of a God.

But in the grace that rescu'd man
His brightest form of glory shines;
Here, on the cross 'tis fairest drawn
In precious blood and crimson lines.

The sweet wonders of that cross,
Where God the Saviour lov'd and dy'd!
Her noblest life my Spirit draws
From his dear wounded bleeding side.


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August 11


Now I know thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. Gen_22:12.


So spake Jesus to his friend of old. What! did not God know that Abraham feared him before this? Doubtless he did. But now in the exercise of faith and love he approved himself to God. He gave full evidence that God's commandments are not grievous: that it was his joy and delight to obey his God. Lord, give what thou commandest, and command what thou wilt, is the breathing of faith and love! Thus was the faith of Abraham justified by its fruits. Seest thou how his faith wrought by his works? And by works he gave full proof that he possest the faith of God's elect. Thus he obtained this glorious testimony to his own soul from the mouth of the Lord: "Now I know that thou fearest God with a loving, filial fear. Thy faith worketh by love: it has influenced thy heart to this eminent act of cheerful, unreserved obedience to me." His faith consulted not flesh and blood; it surmounted carnal reason. The command of the Lord was the only rule of his conduct. He both sacrificed and enjoyed his Isaac. Thus saith Jesus to every believer, "Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you."- Joh_15:14. The Spirit of God, by St. James, styles him a "vain man," who thinks he may have faith destitute of works.- Jam_2:20.

It is the wisdom of a Christian to know that his justification in the sight of God, through the blood and righteousness of Jesus, is "perfect and entire, lacking nothing." This is received by faith only. But this belief cannot exist without its object, Jesus; therefore it cannot be alone in the heart without love.

Faith works by love, and love lives by faith. This inward principle manifests itself by obedience, as an outward evidence. Thus the believer's works are manifest that they are wrought in God, and that the soul walks in the light of God's truth and love. But alas! it is an awful case amongst professors, as Paul said on another occasion, "Many are sick and weak among you, and many are fallen asleep," through the intoxicating draughts of the love of this world, and living after the flesh. Such have no inward testimony that they please God. They possess not joy and peace in believing. They give no outward evidence that they are married to the Lamb, and live by faith on him. "Examine thyself, O Christian, whether thou art in the faith; prove thy own self. Knowest thou not thine own self, how that Jesus Christ is in thee, except thou be a reprobate."- 2Co_13:5.

Grace, like an uncorrupted seed,
Abides and reigns within;
Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.

Not by the terrors of a slave,
Do they perform his will;
But with the noblest pow'rs they have,
His sweet commands fulfil.


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Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty. (Gen 15:6 NET Bible)

Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness. (Gen 15:6 HCSB)

we've been studying this in church and the pastor said this is the first time in the Bible faith is reckoned as righteousness.

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August 12,


Whom he justified, them he also glorified.- Rom_8:30.


What poor scanty thoughts do we too often entertain of the love and beneficence of our covenant God! At best our conceptions are too contracted: we are straitened in our own bowels, while we have no cause to be straitened in the super abounding grace of our Lord: we have little reason to borrow contracted thoughts of God's love from Egyptian taskmasters. Our own corrupt nature too, too often furnishes with carnal pleas and unbelieving suggestions, which weaken our faith, cool our love, damp our zeal, deject our spirits, and grieve our hearts. Simple hearts should have nothing to do but with the plain simple truths of God. Hath the Lord said it? He will also do it. Faith defies Satan's power, and smiles at human contradictions. Though humbled souls lie low in self abasement, yet their views are exalted to the highest confidence, by God's purposes, declarations, and promises in Christ Jesus. So they are established in the truth.

All the blessings of grace and glory are sure to every believer; for all such are in Jesus beloved, justified and saved in the sight of God. So also in themselves, they are discharged from guilt, absolved from punishment, acquitted from the curse of the law. When the comforter brings the sweet knowledge of this to the conscience, then how do they triumph in Jesus! Satan cannot see this without envy. Then he stirs up all the powers of nature and corrupt reason to stop their glorying.

Some miserable teachers are not aware whom they serve, when they talk of Jesus' righteous, justified members being consigned over to eternal damnation. Justification by faith is a fruit of electing love. All such as are chosen to salvation, they can never perish. Says St. Austin, "If any of the elect perish, God is deceived; but God is not deceived, therefore none of the elect can perish; for the Lord knoweth who are his." In Jesus they have a sure right and title to glory. And the Lord the Spirit glorifies every justified soul. The church, the King's daughter, he makes all-glorious within now. So each member hath a meetness for glory above. The glory of God lies near the hearts of sanctified souls. The way of truth and the paths of holiness are their delight. Sanctification of the Spirit is inseparable from belief of the truth. Both spring from the electing love of God the Father, and shall most assuredly issue in certain salvation of every happy subject. This is the challenge of Jesus: "Father, I WILL that those whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am."- Joh_17:24.

To God the only wise,
Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring.

Soon all the chosen seed
Shall meet around the throne,
Shall bless the conduct of his grace,
And make his wonders known.

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August 13,


Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.- Mat_11:29.


Thus, with tender affection, speaks Jesus our prophet to the lambs of his flock. He well knows we stand in need of daily instruction from him: he teaches us in the truth as we are able to bear it; he knows the weakness of our understandings; he is "touched with a feeling of our infirmities." Therefore, lest our poor hearts should at any time conceive thoughts of him contrary to his nature and office, he says, "I am meek and lowly of heart." You find that you are poor sinners; ignorant of many truths; exercised with many conflicts, trials and temptations: do not think of me only as the high and lofty one who inhabiteth eternity, but as dwelling also with humble hearts. Look not on me as an austere master; a terrible lawgiver, a severe judge, who watches over you for evil, and is ever ready to take all advantages against you. No: I am your condescending, meek and lowly Saviour; your loving friend and kind instructor; therefore come and listen to my words: "Learn of me."

What sweet encouragement is this! Art thou, O soul, tossed with temptations? Harassed with corruptions? Beset with sinful passions? Do these bring disquiet upon thy mind, distress to thy conscience, and are a wearisome burden to thy spirits, so that thou dost not enjoy settled ease and composed rest? Remember thy Saviour's lowly character and kind advice. He hath an ear for thy complaints, a heart of love to pity thee, a powerful arm to relieve thee. With sweet familiarity poor out thy heart to him: as a bosom-friend tell him of thy sorrows, thy complaints, and fears. Always bear in mind his kind invitation; the loving meekness and lowliness of his heart, and the blessedness of his promise. He hath spoken it, and will he not bring it to pass? He hath said it, and will he not fulfil it? "Ye shall find rest to your souls:" sweet tranquility and inward composure as can be found in no object besides Jesus. Could the children of this world persuade us there is no evil in their vain diversions and carnal delights, still we know we cannot expect our Lord's presence, nor shall we find rest to our souls from the bewitching scenes of the play-house, etc. No; but the more rest we find to our souls in Jesus, the more we are delighted with him, and become dead to all things that are contrary to spiritual peace and joy from him. "We who have believed, do enter into rest."- Heb_4:3.

Let me but hear my Saviour say,
Strength shall be equal to thy day,
Then I rejoice in deep distress,
Leaning on all-sufficient grace.

I glory in infirmity,
That Christ's own power may rest on me;
When I am weak, then I am strong,
Grace is my shield and Christ my song.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
(Son 5:8)


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August 14,


I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight: These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.- Isa_42:16.


Here is a full proof of the personality of the divine Spirit, the third glorious person in the adorable trinity; and also the nature of his office in the economy of the covenant of grace for the salvation of the elect. He WILL lead them into all the paths of truth. Truth is of the very essence and perfection of Jehovah. The Father "hath chosen us from the beginning to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the TRUTH."- 2Th_2:13; Jesus is essentially "the way, the TRUTH, and the life,"- Joh_14:6 -by whom we are saved; and the Holy Spirit performs his office as our guide to HIM.

We poor sinners "are all gone out of the way:" we are blind and see not the way, ignorant and know not the way, proud and have "turned every one to his own way;" and if left to ourselves, through the darkness that is in us, should seek death and destruction in the error of our lives. But, adorable grace! the Spirit of love prevents this. He will guide to Jesus, THE WAY, and into "all the truth, as it is in him." So we enjoy life from him: a life of love and holiness now, and eternal life and glory hereafter. O the loving condescension of this heavenly guide! yet it is natural for us to resist the Holy Ghost, to grieve the loving Spirit, and quench his blessed motions. This is our chiefest grief. Yet such is his amazing love, such his sovereign power, that, like a most affectionate friend, a benign comforter, he takes us by the hand, yea takes our hearts into his hand, and WILL guide, counsel, and direct us. This he doth outwardly by his word, and inwardly by his secret but powerful influences. In the light of his word of truth, we see how sinful, miserable, and wretched we are in ourselves. But why doth he teach us this? Because we should not trust in ourselves that we are righteous, and deceive our souls into perdition.

By the word of his grace, he teaches us the knowledge of Jesus. In him he shews us the love of the Father, the super-aboundings of grace over the aboundings of sin. He turns us from the crooked paths of pride, self-will, and self-righteousness, into the straight paths of grace, truth, and holiness. Here, O believer, is thy mercy. "He WILL work and none shall let it." O, this is the crowning mercy of all, "I WILL not forsake them." Here are four absolute declarations, I WILL. Bow proud free-will to thy Lord's WILLS. He WILL, certainly guide thy soul through all the mazes of a sinful world to eternal glory. "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."- Rom_8:14.


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August 15,


Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied, and faint in your minds.- Heb_12:3.


Come, Christian, look up, look forward, and be of good courage. Though thy exercises are many, and thy conflicts great, though weary IN, yet grow not weary OF, the ways of the Lord. Verily, in due time we shall reap an harvest of eternal felicity, after all our present toil and labour. Faint not; continue to the end; persevere in the work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope. The battle is the Lord's; thy foes are all conquered; victory is obtained; the crown is held forth by thy conquering Lord. Press on. But alas! thou findest contradiction and opposition from every quarter, from within and from without: numerous are thy foes which rise up against thee; thy strength is small; thy power weak: most true; but know thy calling; study thy privilege; behold thy comforter holds forth a reviving cordial this day to thy drooping spirits: "lest thou be weary and faint in thy mind," consider JESUS. Here is faith's mystery, the Christian's triumph: hence derive fresh life and vigour to thy fainting mind. Consider Jesus: in his divine nature, thy covenant GOD: in his human nature, thy redeeming brother: as God and man in one Christ JESUS, thy salvation; thy Almighty Saviour.

Consider Jesus in his innocent life, enduring contradiction of sinners against himself on thy account; fulfilling all righteousness for thee; that thou art perfectly righteous before God IN HIM. Consider Jesus, on the cross bearing thy sins; amidst taunts and jeers, while making atonement for thy transgressions. Consider Jesus entered into heaven, and appearing in the presence of God FOR us. Consider Jesus infinite in wisdom to know thy wants; infinite in love to sympathize with thee in all thy sorrow: infinite in power to support and strengthen thee under them: consider what infinite riches of grace he has in glory to supply all thy need.

O, consider the fulness of grace that dwells in him for needy sinners; live upon his fulness day by day, so as to receive out of his fulness grace for grace. Is it said "the blood of martyrs was the seed of the church"? Confident we are, the life and death, the blood and righteousness of Jesus are the life of our graces, the spring of our comforts, the support of our weary minds, and the only reviving cordials for our fainting spirits. Are we panting sinners at his footstool? Considering Jesus makes us joyful before his throne now, soon we shall stand eternally happy in his presence. Imitate the Father of the faithful; be not weak in faith; consider not thy own body, which is "dead because of sin. Know the Spirit is life, because of the righteousness of Jesus."- Rom_8:10.

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August 16,


And they laughed him to scorn.- Mat_9:24.


Wonderful indeed is our master in patience, meekness, love, and goodness, under such insult and scorn. "When Herod saw Jesus he was exceeding glad: he desired to see him of a long season, for he hoped to see some miracle done by him." Miracles may satisfy the curiosity; they do not of themselves, convert the heart to the truth. This is plain. Herod saw in Jesus a most astonishing miracle. Behold innocence itself arraigned and accused-death in its most cursed and ignominious form threatened. Amazing to consider! Jesus stood mute; his tongue locked up in silence. His mighty arm, which could have dealt destruction at a blow, he suffered to be bound; himself set at nought, mocked, and in derision arrayed in a robe of mock royalty-WHITE, saith Beza. So Herod, though undesigned, gives him a token of his innocence; as Pilate, contrary to his judgment and intention, gives him a title, "This is the King of the Jews." Though requested to alter the words, he was constrained to be inflexible; replies, "What I have written, I will not revoke."

See your calling, brethren: it is to confess and follow a once laughed at, scorned, ridiculed Jesus: never once dream of being excused pledging our Lord in the same cup. So sure as thou dost "witness a good profession" of faith in Jesus and conformity to him, thou also shalt not escape laughter and scorn from the carnal world, nor of being arrayed by them in the contemptible garb of a fool's cap and a madman's coat.

Time was when we acted as they do. Think of this, and be humble. Give him the glory who taught us better. But what harm can this do us? Harm! it is our greatest glory on earth. "Such honor have all his saints." An honor angels share not in. Sinners only are called thus to glorify their master. True, it is galling to the flesh; but "they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts." By the world's scorn, pride is mortified, while the soul is joyful; and the Spirit of Christ and glory rests upon us. The world laughs us to scorn; Jesus smiles and approves. Shall we be uneasy and grieve at it? No; our master bids us rejoice, and be exceeding glad. Thus, follow Christ and fear not men.

In former times it was a proverbial expression, to shew the impossibility of a thing, "You may as soon turn a Christian from Christ as do it." Steadfastness here is our glory. In the things of God, said Luther, I assume this title, CEDO NULLI, "I yield to none." As God's election is irrevocable, so let our confession of Christ be: striving to imitate him in love and patience. "Put on (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering."- Col_3:12.


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Ooh Crossnote. I love this...he said 'fire of divine love burns in the heart' Amen...so beautiful right there now.

August 17,


Thou hast received gifts for men.- Psa_68:18.


The dedication of this Psalm, according to Beza, is to him that excelleth, even Jesus, the excellent one. It contains a glorious display of the Redeemer's kingdom. The royal prophet was highly favored with clear and comfortable views of the ample provision which is made for poor rebellious sinners in the settlements of the everlasting covenant of grace and love. Jesus is the rich treasury; all grace is laid up in him. So it pleased the Father, so it rejoiced the heart of all his members like Joseph's brethren, to receive all gifts from his hands.

Jesus is the unspeakable gift of God the Father to us.- Joh_4:10. All his members were given to him: in him Jehovah loves us, delights in us, and rejoices over us to do us good. Alas! too, too often we are apt to think vainly, and talk arrogantly; to ascribe what we are, and what we hope for, to something in us, or done by us. So we lose sight of our own poverty, forget our kind benefactor, and presently this fever of pride is succeeded by an ague of heartless dejection: our hands hang down and our knees grow feeble. For ever blessed be God, salvation from first to last is all of free gift by free grace, secured by free promises in Christ. So it is effectual to the hearts of sinners; so believers ascribe all the glory to the ever-blessed trinity by Jesus. Are mine eyes opened to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin? Am I sensible of my deserts, my ruined, helpless state as a sinner? Do I see the purity and spirituality of God's righteous law? Do I despair of all hope and help in myself? Is Jesus my refuge? Do I see the glory of his righteousness, and perfection of his atonement? Is the triumph of his cross, the victory of his death, the foundation of my faith, the support of my hope from day to day?

These are love-tokens from Jesus. He sheds them on us as the free gifts of the Holy Spirit. So our hearts are enamoured with him, and knit to him in love. And, for our farther consolation and joy, he still lives to bestow innumerably more and infinitely greater gifts than what we have yet received; for if we have received the first fruits of the Spirit the harvest is sure: every enemy shall be conquered, every lust subdued. Nothing less than perfect holiness and perfect happiness await us. Is sin atoned for by the blood of Jesus; and shall his members live without a sense of pardon? No: "Ask," says our munificent benefactor, "and receive, that your joy may be full."- Joh_16:24.

Jesus is glorified; the Spirit is given to bear witness of love and salvation to us, to comfort and sanctify us. This is the joyful reasoning of faith. "If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him, also freely GIVE us all things?"- Rom_8:31-32.


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Lol..brother Crossnote
I am reading a little pamplet called Pulse Reset right now

It has some scriptures...then a little quiz

Lol I wish you could take the quiz for me

You would pass it quicker lol

I am catchin up on the Masons reading here

Its food for the soul
Beautiful...so helpful
Thanks C Note

Btw

God will grade the quiz yesss
Lol
I have no teacher here

I think my pulse needs resetting daily

God will grade the quiz, but no worry, it is a take home .

August 18,


Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone: because I am a man of unclean lips-for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts.- Isa_6:5.


When the glory of Jesus is manifested to the soul in the light of the Spirit, how doth it stain the pride of all human glory! The prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of Jesus under the New, were men of like passions, sinners like unto ourselves: by nature there is no difference: they were all saved by the same precious Saviour of sinners: a sight of themselves in the light of truth humbled them to the dust. "O wretched man that I am!" cries Paul the apostle. "Woe is me; I am unclean, I am undone!" cries Isaiah the evangelical prophet. "God will suffer no flesh to glory in his presence."

Jesus the Saviour alone shall be exalted; man, the sinner, though the subject of grace and salvation, shall be laid low; every hope in himself cut off; the exceeding sinfulness of sin, and his deserts as a sinner confessed. Such are the saving effects of Jesus' love; such the humbling views of his Spirit. But it is very natural for the sensible sinner to write bitter things against himself; to pronounce a woe upon himself, and to cry out of his own undone state, and unclean, polluted condition: as when the sun shines we see innumerable motes and atoms which were invisible before. But do we think this strange, after a soul has been favored with a spiritual sight of Jesus, faith in him, and hope from him, to be sensible of, and cry out of our undone state? We should not think it strange. We shall carry this view of ourselves with us all our journey through, even till we come to the banks of Jordan's streams.

The most exalted saint, while in the body, is in himself, according to the flesh, carnal, sold under sin; burdened with a body of sin and death. But though, as thus considered in himself, he is in a woeful, undone state, yet being in Christ Jesus, a member of him, a believer on him, a new creature in him, there is no woe, no wrath, no condemnation; but peace, pardon, love, and salvation from God the Father to him. This is manifested to our souls by the ministry of the word of grace; the Spirit of truth, like the seraphim, by the prophet, takes a live coal from off the altar, the sacrifice of Christ, and saith, "Lo! this hath touched thy lips, thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin is purged." Let this comfortable truth ever dwell in thy heart, make confession with thy mouth unto salvation; the bloody sacrifice of Jesus hath purged thy sins. "Be not faithless, but believing,"- Joh_20:27.

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August 19,


A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.- Mat_12:20.


Through a sight of their sinful state, a sense of strong corruptions, weakness of faith, and small degree of the knowledge of Jesus, young converts, like David just come to the throne, are apt to say, "I am this day weak, though anointed king;" and to fear with him, "the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me,"- 2Sa_3:39. The accuser of the brethren is ever an adversary to Jesus and the truth; he is always busy with souls, to stamp upon their minds the blackest impressions. He paints the Saviour, not as loving, gentle, and merciful to relieve distressed and comfort wounded, afflicted consciences; but as a rigid, austere, and cruel exactor. When carnal reason joins in with false accusations, it is sore distress and conflict to the mind. But to the law and to the testimony. How readest thou, O soul? "It is right thou shouldst bear the indignation of the Lord, because thou hast sinned against him." Mic_7:9. The Saviour sees it fit. By this he teaches the exceeding sinfulness of sin, that thou shouldest abhor it, be humbled for it. Yea also, as the greatest blessing above all, that thou shouldest look to him, believe on him, and love him.

But this thou never wilt do, while thou dost not consider him as a precious Saviour for the lost and guilty. True, in thyself thou art like a bruised reed, shaken with the wind of temptation; oppressed with sin and distress; weak and helpless, ready to fall into despair, and perish without hope. As smoking flax, thou seemest to smoke, but not burn; rather offensive to thyself, because of the vapors of corruption: these blind thine eyes, and are a stench in thy nostrils: and so poor sensible souls are apt to think themselves to be to Jesus. But saw he any amiable dispositions in the sinner's character to invite him from heaven to earth? Being come to seek and to save the lost, and to be the physician of sin-sick souls, waits he for their health and soundness ere he reacheth forth his healing hand? Doth the friend of sinners break in pieces with a rod of iron the sin-wounded, heavy laden soul? That be far from the loving heart of Jesus; far be that from any poor sinner's heart to conceive. Nay, but he pleads thy cause, he will execute judgment for all such over every adversary. He shall not break, he shall not quench, till judgment is denounced and victory proclaimed.

Satan's accusations, unbelieving suggestions, shall be condemned and cast out by the word of truth, and the power of the Spirit; and the weakest believer "shall overcome and obtain victory by the blood of the Lamb and the word of the testimony of Jesus."- Rev_12:11.