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Spiritual Treasury For The Children of God
Devotional: February 6th

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Morning Devotional

Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also?- Romans 4:9.

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."- Colossians 2:8. Why this caution from the voice of inspiration? Our daily danger makes it expedient, "lest any man beguile you of your reward. Beware of men. Call no man Rabbi," saith thy Lord, lest any man judge against your privileges, impair your comforts, or distress your mind.

Here is every blessing to make poor sinners happy. Righteousness imputed without works; iniquities forgiven, and sins covered; sin not imputed. This trinity of blessings flow from the unity of free grace. Such blessedness COMETH, free as the air, unmerited as the light, comforting as the sun: possessed by the unworthy, enjoyed by the ill-deserving, sure to all the redeemed, the inestimably rich privileges of every believer in Jesus.

Here the wise God and vain man differ in judgment. Legal hearts are ever thinking of obtaining a righteousness by works, and pardon upon conditions: but God imputes a righteousness without works, even the best robe. None but untoward children find fault with the father’s gifts; none but proud children object to the father’s clothing. For thy righteousness, even if perfect, O soul, is at best but the righteousness of a creature; but Jesus’ righteousness is the righteousness of the God-man; infinite in value like his precious blood, by which our sins are atoned. They are not imputed to us, because laid upon Jesus. God pardons them in justice to him. Christ hath performed every condition for us. Faith takes its views, and forms its judgments from revealed truths. So it evidences its divine original. Thus it gives all glory to God; while the sense of pardon is applied to the soul by the Spirit, who comforts the soul in truth. And thus a living, vital union is preserved between Jesus and his members through faith. From a joyful sense of pardon, love is increased, holiness incited, man is humbled, Jesus exalted, free grace gloried in, hope encouraged, slavish fears ejected, and the heavenly inheritance longed for as a free gift by Jesus. Thus all is of God, all is of grace, all cometh freely. Even eternal life is the free gift of God by Jesus Christ, who saith, "Fear not, little flock, it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom."- Luke 12:32.

And doth the Lord impute no sin?

Art thou thus blessed, O my soul!

Spurn unbelief, and Satan’s wiles,

And let them not thy peace control.

Reject the legal prate of those

Who make God debtor to their terms,

Who strip free grace of its just due,

And rob God’s glory of its charms.

Evening Devotional

Adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in ALL THINGS. Titus 2:10.

What pains and expense are we at to adorn our bodies, which must shortly turn to ignoble dust: and our dwellings, which must soon be burnt up with fire? And shall we not study, and take pains to adorn the precious doctrine of our loving God and Saviour in our lives? Let gay clothing and genteel furniture reprove us for, and remind us of this duty. Let us not be like asses with long ears to hear doctrines, but slow of feet to walk in the ways of holiness. To avoid legality, let us not run into licentiousness. This awfully prevails amongst professors in our day. They incessantly dwell on doctrines. But if you aim to reduce them into experience and practice, they cry out, O, you are as legal as an Arminian. This is really like one who should receive food into his mouth, chew it for a season, and then spit it out again: but as it passed not into the stomach to be digested, the body is not nourished by it. So revolving doctrines in the head, rolling them upon the tongue, and not digesting them in the heart, leaves the soul in a lean, starving condition from day to day. What is truth in the head, without fellowship with Christ, who is the Truth, in the heart? Christ felt and enjoyed in the power of faith, and the fellowship of the Spirit, will cause souls to study to adorn his doctrine. There will be a cry in such hearts, O what can I do for him, who has done all for me, and is all in all to me? It is the essential doctrine of Christ, that every believer in him is a Son of God, and an heir of glory. We are called to enjoy the comfort of this, and to walk agreeable to this holy faith, in all things. The duty is ours. The power is of God. But if the love of the world reign in our hearts, if the riches of the world engross our time, if the pleasures of the world possess our affections, if the vanities of the world are our pursuits, how does it appear, that we are the children of God, are concerned for his glory, that we strive to adorn his gospel, or are looking to him for the power to do it? No wonder if the frame of our hearts, the temper of our minds, and the conduct of our lives, instead of adorning the doctrine of Christ, bring discredit upon it. Then we shall live in doubt, and die in distress. O remember this word of the Lord, “them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” 1 Samuel 2:30.

Lord, make our lips and lives express

The holy gospel we profess;

So let our works and graces shine,

To prove thy doctrine all divine,

Thus shall we best proclaim abroad,

The honors of our Saviour God;

When thy salvation reigns within,

And grace subdues the pow’r of sin.

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