THE PRECIOUS SONS OF ZION .

 

EVENING DEVOTIONS by James Smith

FEBRUARY 6
 
Lamentations 4:2
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold,
how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers,
the work of the hands of the potter!

 

As the Lord Jesus is precious to his people, so are they precious to him.

 

He calls them his jewels, his peculiar treasure, his portion.

 

His love to them is wonderful.

 

He values them at an infinite price, therefore he redeemed them with this own precious blood; and having purchased them at so great a cost, he will never part with them.

 

That Jesus should be precious to his people, is not surprising;

  he has done so much for them,

    he bestows so many blessings upon them,

      he stands in such a sweet relation to them, and

         he is so perfectly lovely in himself:

but that we should be precious to him, is astonishing;

we are poor, so vile, so degraded, so deformed, and

daily treat him with such neglect.

 

But his ways are not our ways, nor are his thought out thoughts.

 

We are his precious children, his beloved bride;

 he loves us to-night with all the strength and tenderness of his nature.

 

Glorious truth!

 

May we receive it into our hearts,

   meditate upon it, and

      retire to rest this night,

         rejoicing that whatever men may think of us, or

             however they may feel toward us,

                  we are precious in the sight of the Lord.

 

Precious in the sight of the Lord, are the persons and the death of his saints.

 
Hear, O my soul, what Jesus saith,
Nor tremble to depart;
For all his saints in life and death
Are precious to his heart.
 

James Smith