Thy Redeemer. Isaiah chapter 54 verse 5. Jesus the Redeemer is altogether ours and ours forever. All the offices of Christ are held on our behalf. He is king for us, priest for us, and prophet for us. Whenever we read a new title of the Redeemer, let us appropriate him as ours under that name as much as under any other.

The shepherd's staff, the father's rod, the captain's sword, the priest's mitre, the prince's scepter the prophet's mantle, all are ours. Jesus has no dignity which he will not employ for our exaltation and no prerogative which he will not exercise for our defense. His fullness of Godhead is our unfailing inexhaustible treasure house. His manhood also which he took upon him for us is ours in all its perfection.

To us, our gracious Lord communicates the spotless virtue of a stainless character. To us, he gives the meritorious efficacy of a devoted life. On us, he bestows the reward procured by obedient submission and incessant service. He makes the unsullied garment of his life our covering beauty, the glittering virtues of his character our ornaments and jewels, and the superhuman meekness of his death our boast and glory

he bequeaths us his manger from which to learn how God came down to man and his cross to teach us how man may go up to God all his thoughts, emotions, actions, utterances, miracles and intercessions were for us he trod the road of sorrow on our behalf and have made over to us as his heavenly legacy the full results of all the labors of his life

he is now as much ours as heretofore and he blushes not to acknowledge himself our Lord Jesus Christ though he is the blessed and only potentate the king of kings the Lord of Lords Christ everywhere and in every way is our Christ forever and ever

most richly to enjoy oh my soul by the power of the Holy Spirit call him this morning thy redeemer