the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:8-10.
How could love better assert itself and glorify itself than by dying for its enemies, for sinners? Will love now destroy us and give us up to death after we have acknowledged and believed it, and have it dwelling in our hearts? What a pledge of bliss and eternal life has it not given us! Love is our pledge, our hope, our eternal life here by anticipation and hereafter in full enjoyment. Since God sought and found us when we fled from Him, will He flee from us and turn us away when we seek and find Him? Since God effected our atonement at the cost of the blood and death of His Son, shall He again cast us away? Shall He not rather save us, inasmuch as our salvation will glorify His Son’s life and exalt the glory of the Son? Since God has been good to us when we were yet His enemies, shall He reward us with evil after we are become His friends? When we loved sin and served Satan He died for us; will He now slay and destroy us when we love and serve Him? When He loved even unto death those who hated Him, how much more will He not love those who love Him? Let us therefore no more depart from the cross of Christ, that we may learn the love of God and know it in all its greatness and glory. May we learn to love Him, hope and trust in Him.
Jesus! the very thought of Thee
With gladness fills my breast;
But dearer far Thy face to see.
And in Thy presence rest.
And those who find Thee, find a Bliss
Nor tongue nor pen can show:
The love of Jesus what it is.
None but His loved ones know.
