August 27—Morning—Psalm 89:19
 
“I’ve exalted one chosen out of the folks.”—Psalm 89:19.
 
My soul, had been you refreshed yesterday with the valuable meditation on the God of our fathers glorifying his Son Jesus? Don’t let this blessed topic slip away out of your ideas at the moment, or any day; as a substitute, proceed to meditate on the identical pleasant fact expressed within the phrases God spoke to his Holy One in a imaginative and prescient: “I’ve exalted one chosen out of the folks.” Sure, the Lord Jesus, as man and Mediator, was chosen within the infinite thoughts of Jehovah, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, from eternal. Earlier than God engaged within the quick acts of creation, when the huge multitude of beings that the Lord decided to deliver into existence arose in his personal infinite thoughts at his command, this blessed one, this superb, distinguished, and valuable particular person who was to turn out to be one with the uncreated Phrase, to be the Knowledge-man and Mediator, was chosen from eternal.
 
This was the fantastic act—this was the good appointment. Christ Jesus, our superb Head, our Surety, Redeemer, and Saviour, was then arrange from eternal! And my soul, had you been current, if such a factor had been doable, had the entire church been there, would not each coronary heart, each soul of his redeemed, have shouted aloud within the contemplation of such a Saviour and cried out, “He’s altogether pretty, the chief amongst ten thousand!”
 
Valuable Jesus, you might be certainly pretty in your self, pretty in your cross, pretty in your crown, pretty in all of your gracious acts, victories, triumphs, grace, and mercy. All the pieces about you is gorgeous, and also you impart loveliness to all of your folks. You’ve got chosen our inheritance for us; reign and rule over us and in us, for you might be “The Lord our righteousness.”
 
August 27—Night—Ezekiel 36:25
 
“Then I’ll sprinkle clear water upon you, and also you shall be clear; from all of your filthiness and from all of your idols, I’ll cleanse you.”—Ezekiel 36:25.
 
Was there ever a extra valuable scripture? And was there ever a poor sinner who wanted it greater than you, my soul? And what a thousand beauties are contained in it! Who’s the good promiser however the Lord Jehovah, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort? And what’s the clear water spoken of right here however the blood of Christ—Christ, with all his redemption, all his fullness, all his suitability, and his all-sufficiency?
 
And what does this candy promise indicate? All the pieces, multi function, is contained in it. It’s all of God; all in himself, and all to be achieved by himself. He offers the clear water; he cleanses the sinners; he sprinkles, he applies, he guarantees the certain efficacy; for they “shall be clear”; and he makes the blessings most complete, full, and full; for it shall be a cleaning from all their filthiness and from all their idols.
 
See then, my soul, what a portion you’ve gotten discovered right here within the phrase of God’s grace to your night’s meditation! Night, did I say? Sure, for the meditation of your complete life, and to type the inspiration of a tune of reward for all eternity! Right here is all the things you possibly can presumably have to encourage you to return for cleaning underneath all of your pollutions in your each day stroll by life. Right here is God the Father totally engaged and totally promising. Right here is Jesus, in his blood of sprinkling, because the Father’s present for cleaning, in all his divine places of work and suited mercy. And right here is the purity wrought by the Holy Spirit in his gracious software of the entire, which he most graciously and totally testifies when he reveals you your want, the suitability of Jesus, and inclines you to imagine within the efficacy of this blood of Christ to cleanse from all sin.
 
Now, my soul, replicate on the blessedness and fullness of this candy scripture, and see how completely it fits your wants and your Lord’s glory. And when you’ve gotten gathered from it, just like the bee from the flower, all of the honey it comprises, take it dwelling to your inmost affections, because the bee does with what it gathers to the hive, and reside on it to your each day sustenance. The promise is absolute, for God says, “I’ll do it.” And the knowledge of its impact is simply as assured, for God says, “You shall be clear.” And the extent of it’s simply as certain, for God says, “From all of your filthiness and from all of your idols, I’ll cleanse you.” My soul, ask essentially the most daring coronary heart of unbelief, what may presumably come up to contradict what God has stated or to counteract what God has promised?
 
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Supply:The Poor Man’s Morning and Night Portion by Robert Hawker (evenly modernized by Monergism)