Morning, January 19
“I sought him, but I found him not.” –Song of Solomon 3:1
“Tell
me where you lost the company of Christ, and I will tell you the most likely
place to find him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer?
Then it is there yo must seek and find Him. Did you lose Christ by sin? You
will find Christ in no other way but by the giving up of the sin, and seeking
by the Holy Spirit to mortify the member in which the lust doth dwell. Did you
lose Christ by neglecting the Scriptures? You must find Christ in the
Scriptures. It is a true proverb, “Look for a thin where you dropped it, it is
there.” So look for Christ where you lost Him, for He has not gone away…
Take
care, then, when you find your Master, to cling close to Him. But how is it you
have lost Him? One would have thought you would never have parted with such a
precious friend, whose presence is so sweet whose words are so comforting, and
whose company is so dear to you! How is ti that you did not watch him every
moment for fear of losing sight of Him? Yet, since you have let Him go, what a
mercy that you are seeking Him, even though you mournfully groan, “O that I
knew where I might find Him!” Go on seeking, for it is dangerous to be without
thy Lord. Without Christ you are like a sheep without its shepherd; like a tree
without water at it's roots; like a sere leaf in the tempest – not bound to the
tree of life. With thine whole heart seek Him, and He will be found of thee:
only give thyself thoroughly up to the search, and verily, thou shalt yet
discover Him to thy joy and gladness.”
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