What comfort the Christian finds in these words! The Lord Jesus has redeemed us with His own precious blood. Titus 2:1414Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14); "Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
He set such a value upon us that He bought us for Himself. "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men." 1 Cor. 7:2323Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. (1 Corinthians 7:23). He will assuredly keep us. "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:55Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:5). None shall pluck us out of His hand. "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand." John 10:2828And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:28). Our life is safe beyond all contingencies, for it is "hid with Christ in God." Col. 3:33For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3).
Tossed about though we may be by ever changing circumstances, trusting in Christ we are entitled to say, "I am the Lord's." That will keep the soul in abiding peace. Come what will—pain or weariness, poverty or persecution, bonds or imprisonments, fire or flood—still the sweet words, "I am the Lord's," should enable us to say: "None of these things move me." Acts 20:2424But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24).
What strength will it impart if these words, "I am the Lord's," become an abiding thought running perpetually through the heart! It will detach us from an evil world. It will keep us calm and patient amidst all its tumultuous commotion and disturbances. It will raise us above earth's empty pleasures, and protect us from Satan's dangerous devices. We can then be anxious about nothing, careful only to please our Father. Whatever troubles may threaten or assail, we can come with confidence, making our requests known unto God; and His own peace, according to His Word, "shall keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Death itself is not death to the believer. It is the entrance into life, unhindered by any of the clogs that press us down here in this lower world. Not only will peace be our portion, but joy will be ever bubbling up, knowing that, "He that shall come, will come, and will not tarry," Heb. 10:3737For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. (Hebrews 10:37); and then we shall be "forever with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:1717Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)).
When He does come, then those who are the Lord's will realize their Blessed Hope— to be "forever with the Lord.”
Are you the Lord's?
He came, the mighty Son of God!
He came, creation's only Lord!
The Holy One.
He came— men cried again, again,
We will not have this Man to reign,
Let Him begone!
He came, such wondrous grace to prove!
He came in tenderness and love
Fully expressed.
He came, but found no place, no home,
Except a manger, and a tomb—
The cross, His rest.
He comes, the clouds shall part in twain,
And midst them He will come again
To gather home
The few who love Him here below,
That follow Him through weal and woe;
Lord Jesus, come!