August 13
Psalms 72:17
His name shall endure for
ever: his name shall
be continued as long as the sun: and men shall
be blessed
in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Every thing out of Christ is under the curse;
all blessings are treasured up in Him, and can only be received and enjoyed by union
to and communion with Him.
If in Him, He is made of God unto us, wisdom,
righteousness, strength, sanctification, and redemption; if separate from Him, His
work will profit us nothing.
How important then is union to Jesus!
All who are in Him are blessed with the favour
of God, which compasses them as a shield;
with access to God, by the Spirit, as to a
kind and indulgent Father;
with the friendships of God, He calls them
not servants but friends, and His friendship is a good fortune;
with
justification before God, as the great Lawgiver and Judge of all;
with sanctification by God, to the praise, honour,
and glory of His grace;
and ultimately they will be glorified with
God through the eternal ages.
All things are theirs, and for them is laid
up a crown of righteousness, which fadeth not away; a treasure in heaven which
corrupteth not, and where thieves cannot steal.
O blessed state! Oh, happy persons!
But this honour have all the saints.
Blessings abound where Jesus reigns;
The prisoner leaps to lose his chains
The weary find eternal rest
And all the sons of want are blest;
In Him the tribes of Adams boast,
More blessings than their father lost.
James Smith
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