10,000 Times More Precious by William
Dyer. To you who believe, He is precious. 1 Peter 2.7 Christ is most precious. Oh, sirs, angels are precious,
saints are precious, friends are precious. Heaven is precious,
but Christ is 10,000 times more precious than these. A believer had rather have Christ
without heaven than heaven without Christ. Whom have I in heaven
but you, and there is none on earth that I desire besides you? Psalm 73, 25. Let a believer
search heaven and earth, and yet he will find nothing comparable
to Christ. To be like him, it is our happiness. and to draw near to Him is our
holiness. You will see, beloved, life is
precious, freedom is precious, health is precious, peace is
precious. Food and clothing are precious. Gold and silver are precious. Kingdoms and crowns are precious. Indeed, they are in their places. But nothing is as precious as
Jesus Christ. Mark says what the apostle says. But whatever was to my prophet,
I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider
everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that
I may gain Christ." Philippians 3, 7-8 The believer is the only blessed
man, the only happy man, the only rich man. Revelation 21
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things. Oh, what a glorious
inheritance are they born to, who are newborn. All things are
theirs, and they shall inherit all things. What can they desire
more than all? All that Christ has is theirs. His wisdom is theirs to teach
them, His love is theirs to pity them, His Spirit is theirs to
comfort them. His righteousness is theirs to
justify them, His power is theirs to protect them, and His glory
is theirs to crown them. O sirs, Christ cannot but be
more precious to a believer, because all His precious comforts
come from Christ. The Lord Jesus is fairer than
the fairest, sweeter than the sweetest, nearer than the nearest,
dearer than the dearest, richer than the richest, and better
than the best. Yes, He is very precious to you
who believe. 1 Peter 2.7 Jesus Christ is more
precious to believers than a thousand worlds. O Sirs, to the believing
soul, Christ is precious. He is very precious. He is most
precious. He is always precious. He is
altogether precious. Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this
is my friend. Song of Solomon 5 16. Jesus Christ
is indeed our best friend. He is a faithful friend, a prudent
friend, a providing friend, a compassionate friend, a constant friend, a
loving friend. an everlasting friend. He loves
us to the end, and there is no end of His love. Oh, what a sweet
friend is Christ!