What a treasure, from Thomas
Reed's Christian Experience. What a treasure is the Word of
God! Here we have light to dissipate
our darkness, truth to guide us amid the mazes of error, consolations
to gladden us in a world of misery. The Bible is the revelation of
our Father's love, the expression of Jehovah's grace to sinners,
the depository of heavenly blessings, the charter of our highest privileges,
the religion of true Christians, the glory of our churches, the
poor man's friend. Everything sublime in conception
and tender in expression is to be found in the sacred scriptures. The Eternal Jehovah has there
revealed Himself as clothed with majesty and honor, glorious in
holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders, of purer eyes
than to behold iniquity, in whose sight the heavens are not clean. In the sacred Scriptures he has
manifested forth his glory, as mighty to save, forgiving iniquity,
transgression and sin. In that blessed volume, mercy
is seen to arrest the arm of justice, and all the tenderness
of the Father is displayed in the person of the Son. Love breathes
throughout its sacred pages.