Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. God has revealed himself
in Jesus Christ. For the law was given by Moses,
but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man has seen God at
any time. The only begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him. In the
unfolding of His redemptive work, which spans His conception and
birth to His ascension into the heavens, the Lord has made His
eternal purpose to manifest the glory of His grace and the redemption
of that people which He has loved with an everlasting love. known
unto his creation. He sent an angel to testify to
Joseph what his name was to be, and the mission which he would
accomplish. But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou
son of David, fear not take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall
save his people from their sins. Now all this was done that it
might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is God with us. Such an occurrence as this defies
the ability of men to believe and receive it. Yet the Holy
Ghost does create faith in the sons of God and operates in them
in such fashion that they not only believe it, but they cannot
in any wise deny it. Rather, they become consumed
with the desire to know Him who has revealed Himself as the Savior
of sinners, bred for the hungry. water for those who thirst after
righteousness, and peace for those who long for it, having
been rebels against him by nature. He is the reconciler, and they
have gladly thrown down their arms of rebellion and desire
his rule over them. The Lord has come into the world
to establish His everlasting kingdom, and His subjects delight
in His kingship. Isaiah prophesied of this triumphant
King of Truth when he said, So shall they fear the name of the
Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When
the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord
shall lift up a standard against him. And the Redeemer shall come
to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob saith
the Lord. When armies went into battle,
they had the flag, that is a standard or an ensign, held up before
them. Christ is the ensign of his people. He is the standard
which they will gladly follow, being the righteousness of God.
It is here behind that glorious Redeemer that they find courage
in the midst of their fear and strength in the midst of their
weakness. Isaiah says that the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the Lord as waters cover the sea. This is not some vision
of an era which is yet to occur, but is the description of the
establishment of his kingdom in the present age. This is the
last day. This is that time which the prophets
desired to see but could not. This is the day of salvation. This is the fulfillment of the
prophecy which the Lord gave to Jeremiah. But this shall be
the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith the Lord. I will put my law in their inward
parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God,
and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more
every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know
the Lord, for they shall all know me. From the least of them
unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord. For I will forgive
their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Who among
the saints do not know him. Is not his knowledge the foremost
object of their desire, even as Paul testified? Yea, doubtless,
and I count all things but lost with the excellency of the knowledge
of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss
of all things, and do count them but done, that I may win Christ. This is the resting place of
the sons of God. It is here that they can turn
aside from the cares and temptations of this world. There is no condemnation
here. They look to that bloody hill
of Calvary and believe that he shed his blood for the remission
of their sins. They take no solace in the law,
which demands perfection, but rather in the one who has kept
the law in its every jot and tittle in their behalf, and rejoice
that it is in this satisfaction of the law that they are hereby
justified. And thou, child, shalt be called
the prophet of the highest, for thou shalt go before the face
of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation
unto his people by the remission of their sins. Do you know him? For a free CD containing 15 of
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