Latest Gems
November 30 - December 1
"What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?"
(Matthew 27:22)
Asked so long ago, this is still one of the greatest questions we can ask ourselves. Here Pontius Pilate asked the question to the unruly crowd as the Lord stood before him. The crowd replied, "Let Him be crucified." Pilate didn't really know what to do, but was swayed by the crowd and rejected Christ. How sad! In 2006, many still reject the Lord but what of you? Ask yourself this question, "What shall I do then with Jesus?" May you receive and accept Him today. (John M. Clegg)
N.J. Hiebert # 2812
"When we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him."
(Isaiah 53:2)
That is the One who grew up in this world before God as "a root out of a dry ground," as a "tender plant." In Him God saw every beauty; in Him from first to last, God had delight, and from Him continually a sweet savor rose up. It was a savor of obedience - not a legal obedience, but the obedience of love.
How is it that in this poor world, this vast world, there are those who do see beauty in Him, and who do desire Him, whom the beauty of the Lord attracts? What has made it to be thus with you and with me and with every believer far and near? Who gave us the anointed eye, the opened ear? Who gave us the receiving and understanding heart? We sing it in a hymn:
"To Thee our all we owe;
The precious Saviour, and the power
That makes Him precious too."
N.J. Hiebert # 2813
