A SAVOUR AND A GREAT ONE.

 

APRIL 1.
 
A Saviour and a great one.
Isaiah 19:20
 

SUCH was the promise of God to the ancients,
  and it has been fulfilled to us.
 
Many saviours were raised up at different times,
  and great deliverances were wrought.
 
But there is no comparison between Jesus,
  and other deliverers.
 
They delivered from outward foes,
  he delivers us from our sins.
They delivered a few,
  he delivers a multitude which no man can number.
They delivered for a time,
  he delivers forever.
They delivered from a few evils,
  he delivers from all.
Their deliverance principally affected the body,
  his embraces the whole man.
 
Jesus is a great Saviour,
  for he saves great sinners,
  from great sins,
  by a great sacrifice,
   and raises them to the enjoyment of great glory.
 
He displayed great love,
  performed a great work,
  exerts great power, and
    deserves great honour.
 
His greatness is in is unsearchable.
 
He is so great,
  that God can provide no greater.
 
His name is Jesus.
His office is to save.
His joy is to save all that come unto him.
He never saw one yet that he could not save.
He was never sought by one that he would not save.
He saves freely, without price;
  cheerfully, without reluctance;
  eternally, without failure.
 

Jesus is a mighty Saviour,

Only source of all that's good;

Every grace and every favour

Flow through his most precious blood.

 

James Smith 1849