Unspeakable Alexander Smiley
The Secret Place 1907 What vastness and wonder there
is about Christ and His redemption! When He is mine, I dwell among
inexhaustible and immeasurable things. Three times the New Testament
uses the adjective unspeakable concerning Him. thanks be unto God for his unspeakable
gift 2nd Corinthians chapter 9 verse 15 saved by his mercy
I possess this unspeakable gift unspeakable on account of its
dimensions Jesus baffles computation he is so far-reaching and so
wide I cannot describe his breadth He meets all the requirements
of my many-sided nature, body, mind, memory, imagination, conscience,
will, heart. I cannot estimate His length.
From eternity past He loved me, and through eternity future His
love will last, without end, without change. I cannot fathom
his depth. He fathoms my sharpest sorrow,
my bitterest agony, my fiercest temptation, my foulest sin. I cannot scale his height. He
transforms me into his own holy likeness and will soon bring
me into his own presence, up and up to the heart and the house
of the Father. Christ is an inexpressible gift
which cannot be set forth in detail. 2. He was caught up into paradise
and heard unspeakable words which it is not lawful for a man to
utter. 2 Corinthians chapter 12 verse
4 I listen to his unspeakable words,
unspeakable on account of their sacredness. It is not lawful
for a man to utter them. I have moments on the mounts
with my Lord about which, in their mystery and miracle and
delight, I cannot express. He has his secrets for me, with
which it would be sacrilege for a stranger to intermeddle. I
am lifted into Paradise, I look on its flowers, I hearken to
its songs, and then I must shut up the marvel in my heart of
hearts. 3. though you have not seen him
you love him and even though you do not see him now you believe
in him and are filled with an unspeakable and glorious joy
first Peter chapter 1 verse 8 Admitted to his family, I rejoice with
an unspeakable joy, unspeakable on account of its richness. How
superfluous and empty are words to picture it! How poor and inadequate! The cup runs over. The tide sweeps
every barrier away. Christ intends me to have an
unbroken experience of his pardoning mercy and his keeping and sanctifying
grace. He intends me to reap inconceivable
satisfaction from communion with himself. My joy on earth should
be of the same substance, if not of the same degree, as the
joy which waits for me in heaven. you