IN John 20:1717Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17) you see the words, “My Father, my brethren, my Father, your Father, my God your God.” In Psalms 22 we get, “My God my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” The time was not very far distant between this time and when He appeared to Mary in this chapter and said, “I ascend to my God and your God.” In the same Psalm, verse 22, we find, “I will declare thy name unto my brethren.”
Now, it appears to me, that it is very important that we should be contemplating our relation to God if we would be fruit-bearing branches. Christ is not ashamed to call us brethren, and says, “My God and your God.” If we would have the branch flourish and bear fruit, the root must be, “My God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
If that is well considered, this will be, “My God, your God.”
In Philippians 4:1919But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) we have another branch, with green leaf and fruit. Remember the root, “My God, my God,” and this is one of the branches. “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” These are all very simple words― “My God, my God,” “My God and your God,” “My God shall supply all your need.” But though the words are so simple we have read, we must remember smother simple word, “Then opened He their understanding.” We should grieve the Spirit of God unless we hearkened to that Spirit in us. Then we shall understand by the Spirit, “I will declare thy name unto my brethren.” “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”