The Consolations of Jesus by
John Macduff Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 22 Is there no balm in
Gilead? Is there no physician there?
There is not a wounded bosom on earth for which there is not
balm in Gilead, and a physician there. Christ is the God of all
consolation. He has a remedy for every evil,
an antidote for every sorrow, a cordial for every fainting
heart, a hand of love to wipe every weeping eye, a heart of
tenderness to sympathize with every sorrowful bosom, an arm
of power to protect, a rod of love to chasten, immutable promises
to encourage on earth, and an unfading crown of glory to bestow
in heaven. Jesus supplies strength in the
hour of weakness, courage in the hour of danger, faith in
the hour of darkness, comfort in the hour of sorrow, and victory
in the hour of death. What are the world's consolations
in comparison to this? Test them in the times when they
are most needed, and they will be found to be the first to give
way. They are nothing but broken reeds
and the sport of every tempest that desolates the heart. The
consolations of Jesus are those alone which are independent of
all times and circumstances and vicissitudes. They avail alike
in prosperity and adversity in joy and sorrow, in health and
sickness, in life and death. O tempest-tossed one, Jesus is
your balm. drearier the desert, the sweeter
and more refreshing are the streams of consolation of which he calls
us to partake. Come to me, all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light. Matthew chapter 11, verses 28
and 30.