Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. The Lord blessed Abraham
with a son of promise when both he and Sarah were well on in
years. And it was through Isaac that the Lord would bring the
son of promise into the world. And God said, Sarah thy wife
shall bear thee a son indeed, and thou shalt call his name
Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting
covenant, and with his seed after him. Now to Abraham and his seed
were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds, as
of many, but as of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ. By faith Abraham, when he was
tried, offered up Isaac. And he that had received the
promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was
said that in Isaac shall thy seed be called, accounting that
God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from whence
also he received him in a figure. Herein the Lord demonstrated
to him that it was not through his own power that redemption
would come in the earth, but that the Lord would provide himself
an offering. Isaac rejoiced in the same as
he was given a son, Jacob, whom the Lord loved and to whom was
the birthright bestowed. And I will bring a seed out of
Jacob and out of Judah, an inheritor of my mountains, and mine elect
shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. Jacob rejoiced
in the promised Messiah, as he blessed Judah, saying, The scepter
shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his
feet, until Shiloh come. And unto him shall the gathering
of the people be. His eyes shall be red with wine,
and his teeth white with milk. Joseph, a most favored son of
Jacob, though sold into slavery, rejoiced in the promised Redeemer.
For as he was dying, he took an oath of his brethren. And
Joseph said unto his brethren, I die, and God will surely visit
you, and bring you out of this land unto a land which he sware
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And Joseph took an oath
of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and
ye shall carry up my bones from hence. Moses rejoiced that he
cometh, as he surveyed the land of promise from Pisgah's lofty
height, saying, Return, O Lord, how long? And let it repent thee
concerning thy servants. O, satisfy us early with thy
mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Though
he was not able to enter in that land of promise, yet his eye
was turned to look upon him with anticipation, who had faithfully
led them through the wilderness, and who he expected would guide
them to the end. David, a man after God's own
heart, sinned greatly on many occasions. Yet no one can rival
his rejoicing that he cometh, calling upon the whole earth
to worship him in the beauty of his holiness. He shall come
down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water
the earth. When God bringeth back the captivity
of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. This
is the expectation of the saints in all ages, even as Simeon,
who waited for the consolation of Israel, and was blessed to
hold him in his arms. Then took he him up in his arms
and blessed God, and said, Lord, now let us thy servant depart
in peace according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but having seen them afar off,
and were persuaded of them and embraced them, and confessed
that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They all
clearly longed to see him, but none of those Old Testament saints
whose thoughts are recorded were given that privilege with the
exception of John the Baptist and Simeon. Yet even they did
not live to see the complete fulfillment of his redemptive
work. Nonetheless, they were satisfied that he cometh. We
are blessed to be those who have seen the unfolding of that mystery
which was kept hid from the foundation of the world. For God, who commanded
the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts to give
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ. We have seen him who has died
for sinners. He has arisen triumphant over
death and is now ascended to sit on the right hand of God,
having made his enemies his footstool. We now expectantly wait, believing
that he cometh to gather that bride which he has purchased
with his own blood, even as he fulfills that purpose which the
psalmist declared. For he cometh, he cometh to judge
the earth, he shall judge the world with righteousness, and
the people with his truth. Lo, he comes with clouds descending,
once for favored sinners slain. Thousand, thousand saints attending
swell the triumph of his train, and with pleasure magnify his
awful name. Now redemption long expected,
see in solemn pomp appear. All his saints by man rejected
now shall meet him in the air. Hallelujah, see the day of God
appear. Even so come, Lord Jesus. For
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