Sunday, May 18, 2008

Loveliness of Christ

Thoughts for the Lord's Day...

-Whether God come to his children with a rod or a crown, if he come himself with it, it is well. Welcome, welcome Jesus, what may soever thou come, if we can get a sight of thee:and sure I am, it is better to be sick, providing Christ come to the bedside and draw the curtains, and say, Courage, I am thy salvation, than to enjoy health, being lusty and strong and never need to be visited of God.

-Let our Lord's sweet hand square us and hammer us, and strike off the knots of pride, self-love and world-worship, and infidelity, that he may make us stones and pillars in his Father's house (Rev. 3:12). Think ye much to follow the Heir of the crown, who had experience of sorrows and was acquainted with grief (Isa. 53).

-No pen, no words, no image can express to you the loveliness of my only, only Lord Jesus.

~Samuel Rutherford~

2 comments:

Mike Gore said...

uhh...you said you were blogging..not this old puritan dude...

Amanda Franks said...

i love you honey!