EU 15:16{The Hebrew servant had trial of his master's service for six years, and in the seventh he might go out free if he would. But then, "if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master... I will not go out free," then publicly and legally, he was sealed to his service forever. It all depended on the love. He would say, "I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee." How this meets our case, dear fellow-servants! We do not want to go away from Jesus, because we love Him; and we love His house too, the spiritual house, the blessed company of the faithful. And are we not well with Him? Where else so well? Where else anything but ill? Has He not dealt well with His servants? What a chorus it would be if we all spoke out, and said, "I love my Master, and it hath been well for me with Him!" Why don't we speak out, and let people know what a Master He is, and what a happy service His is? Who is to speak out, if we have not a word to say about it? Let us stand up for Jesus and His service, every one of us! Perhaps, when we do speak out, we shall realize the joy of His promise as never before. It was not till the servant had owned his love, and given up "the rest of his time in the flesh," and had his ear bored, that the word was spoken, "He shall serve him forever"; and it is only the loving and consecrated heart that leaps up for joy at the heavenly prospect: "And his servants shall serve Him.”
How can the lip be dumb,
The hand all still and numb,
When Thee the heart doth see and own
Her Lord and God alone?
Tune for Thyself the music of my days,
And open Thou my lips that I may show Thy praise.
Yea, let my whole life be
One anthem unto Thee,
And let the praise of lip and life
Outring all sin and strife.
O Jesus Master! by Thy name supreme
For Heaven and earth the one, the grand eternal theme.