Greetings sis Reis, et al;
Mr. Hawker gets right at the heart of the matter. We are always
blessed as he is able to see CHRIST at all times. HE came into the
world with a purpose in mind to redeem that possession which is HIS. HE
shrank not at the cost of this procurement for the great love which HE
had for HIS bride. THough HE could not be enhanced by anything or
anyone yet HE gladly receives glory from that purchased flock and it is
quite proper that this little remnant should ever praise HIS matchless NAME.
Blessings, mike
On 12/20/2022 1:38 PM, Soraya Reis wrote:
*"Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?" 1 Corinthians 9:7 *
*Surely Jesus will not! Is not Jesus's church his vineyard? Did he not purchase it with his blood; and does he not water it every moment with the same? And will he not eat of the fruit of his own vine, of his own planting, and what cost him so dear? Or doth Jesus buy a flock; daily, hourly, feed his flock; carry the lambs in his arms, and cause them to lie down in his bosom; and will he not eat of the milk of his flock? *
*Lord Jesus, when I contemplate thy love to our poor nature; when I behold all things, by thine ordination, ministering to our nature; when I see such a profusion of grace, and love, and mercy bestowed for our accommodation; all things prepared for man; both worlds engaged for him; yea, man himself as if a world in himself, and another prepared for him; the sacred word designed wholly for him; angels, ministering spirits sent forth to minister to the heirs of salvation; God, his Father; Jesus, his Brother, Surety, Redeemer; the Holy Ghost, his Comforter! *
*When I look around, above, below, in every way, and in every direction, and behold man like some palace, built by thee, O Lord, the great architect! surely; I cry out, Jesus would never have prepared such a temple but for his own glory! O come then, Lord; come and inhabit what is thine own! Having created it, and by a new creation made it again thine; bought it, washed it with thy blood, and prepared it by thy Spirit; Oh come, and dwell in it, and take the full, the entire, the everlasting possession of it. Lord, whoever planted a vineyard, and did not eat of the fruit thereof? Who ever fed a flock, and did not eat of the milk of the flock? **Surely not Jesus!***
*Robert Hawker (1753-1827 *
