Bible Gems

December 22

"The Lord gave the WORD: great was the company of those that published it."  (Psalm 68:11)  

Holy Bible, Book divine!

Precious treasure, thou art mine!

Mine, to tell me whence I came;

Mine, to teach me what I am.

 

Mine, to chide me when I rove;

Mine, to show a Saviour's love;

Mine thou art, to guide my feet;

Mine, to judge, condemn, acquit.

 

Mine, to comfort in distress,

If the Holy Spirit bless;

Mine, to show by living faith,

How to triumph over death.

 

Mine, to tell of joys to come;

Mine, to show the sinner's doom;

Holy Bible, Book divine!

Precious treasure, thou art mine!

(Author unknown)

 

N.J. Hiebert # 2106 

December 23

"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?  by taking heed thereto according to Thy word." (Psalm 119:9)

We need to read the Word daily so that we might have that cleansing that is so needful.  As we read and let the Word speak to our hearts and consciences, it exercises us.  (A.M. Barry)

N.J. Hiebert # 2107

December 24

"Show me now Thy way."  (Exodus 33:13)

 May we so trust the love of God, the faithfulness of God, that we may have courage to say, "Show me Thy way"; faith in the full delight of God to bless us, so that we may do His will, even if it be the loss of everything; our souls so intimate with God, that we may seek His way and nothing else.  (Selected) 

 N.J. Hiebert # 2108

December 25

"When the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me." (John 15:26)  "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth; for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak; and He will show you things to come.  He shall glorify Me;  for He shall received of Mine and show it unto you.  All things that  the Father hath are Mine; therefore said I, that He shall take of Mine and shall show it unto you." (John 16:13-15)

The coincidence of these words with the testimony of Abraham's servant is instructive and interesting.  It was by telling of Isaac that he sought to attract the heart of Rebekah; and it is, as we know, by telling of Jesus, that the Holy Ghost seeks to draw poor sinners away from a world of sin and folly, into the blessed and holy unity of the body of Christ.  "He shall take of Mine and show it unto you."  The Spirit of God will never lead any one to look at Himself or His work, but only and always at Christ.  Hence, the more really spiritual any one is, the more entirely will he be occupied with Christ.  (C.H. Mackintosh - Genesis)

N.J. Hiebert # 2109

December 26

"Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.  Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that led out and brought in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel."  (2 Samuel 5:1,2)

The time was now come for the just place of the king.  Nevertheless it is solemn enough to observe that these men had known it all the time.  It is not want of knowledge that hinders souls from acting according to God: I speak now of the general rule.  But want of faith dulls the force of what we know, and makes it as if we knew it not.  (William Kelly - 2 Samuel) 

N.J. Hiebert # 2110