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Spiritual Treasury For The Children of God
Devotional: March 19th

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Morning Devotional

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.- 2 John 1:8.

The salvation of God’s people is certain, by his immutable love. Their safety depends on his almighty power; their confidence and glorying is in the finished work of Jesus; and their comforts are enjoyed from the Spirit’s testimony of the Saviour to their hearts; as having loved, redeemed, and saved them as lost, guilty, and perishing sinners. The clearer views we have of this truth, so much the more do we cleave to Jesus. As our faith increases our comforts are strengthened; and this is the evidence of a gracious heart; the comforts of love ever excite to care and circumspection in life and practice. A glimpse of Jesus begets longing after more comfortable enjoyment of him: so also a holy jealousy of soul, lest what is gained should be lost in sense and enjoyment.

While surrounded by false teachers, exposed to unscriptural doctrines, beset by a subtle adversary, and so nearly allied to corrupt lusts and carnal reasonings, we are ever in danger of losing sight of free-grace truths, gospel-love, and the finished salvation of Jesus, so as to be moved away from the hope of the gospel, and to make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience. Gospel truths and gospel grace give spring to action, life to obedience, are the sources of encouragement to persevere in the path of truth and holiness. What thanks are due to the loving Spirit for this wholesome advice! How much concerned should we be daily to improve it! Look to yourselves, see your danger, your vileness, your weakness; look up to Jesus for safety and strength. Blessed be the God we serve, he is not unrighteous to forget our works of faith, patience of hope, and labour of love. We enjoy his reward in our work, though not for our work. No: let Jesus have all that glory. Still the more work, the more sufferings for his sake, so much the more reward; of just debt to him, of righteous grace to us. O how apt are we to pine and grieve at the loss of a little shining dust! O should not the loss of light, liberty, love, peace and joy in Jesus, infinitely more affect us!

Would we avoid sorrowful complaints of loss? Are we solicitous to rejoice in present gain, and in hope of a future full reward? "Therefore, my brethren, be stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; forasmuch as ye know your labour is not in vain in the Lord."- 1 Corinthians 15:58.

Songs of immortal praise belong

To my almighty God;

He has my heart and he my tongue,

To spread his name abroad.

To fear thy pow’r, to trust thy grace,

Is our divinest skill;

And he’s the wisest of our race

That best obeys thy will.

Evening Devotional

Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12.

Formal professors of his name are called the Lord’s people, as well as those who are possessors of his love. The former for want of love to God, have no zeal for his glory. Hence, they are careless of their walk, and are liable to fall from the height of a towering profession, into the bottomless pit of perdition. Possessors of God’s love are also liable to fall, though not out of the hands of Christ into hell, yet into many things which may wound their souls, bring a hell into their consciences, a dishonor on the name and gospel of Christ, and give the enemies thereof an occasion to blaspheme that worthy name by which they are called. O, Christians! see to your standing. You are called upon, as you love your dear Saviour, as you value the peace of God, and the comfort of your souls, “To take heed lest you fall.” Be not high-minded, but fear. You stand by faith. The dreadful falls of others are set before us for ensamples, types, or patterns of the awful judgment of God against sin; and as a warning to us, to beware that we fall not as they did. (1st.) Into idolatry. O! beware of sacrificing your precious time and attention to lying vanities: any thing that takes your heart from God, is an idol: mixing with the wicked and profane, to partake of their carnal joys, is a species of idolatry. You in effect say, I cannot find complete happiness in my God; therefore, I seek it here. Covetousness is idolatry. (Colossians 3:5.) A covetous man seeks that in his gold, which can only be enjoyed in God: be sure, the anger of the Lord will smoke against such. (2d.) “Fornication.” O! beware of this gross sin of the flesh, and also of spiritual fornication against your Lord Christ. (3d.) “They tempted Christ.” O, beware how you distrust the grace, power, and faithfulness of Christ to keep you and comfort you, so as to withdraw your faith in him, hope on him, and prayer to him; or tempt him, by presuming on his power to keep you, in the midst of snares and temptations you willfully run into. (4th.) “They murmured.” O! watch against a spirit of dissatisfaction, with the dispensations of Providence, and the displays of grace. The pride of our nature is prone to find fault with both. What caused all this? Why, (5th.) “They lusted after evil things.” This is the source and spring of every sin. “When lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:15.) What is the sovereign antidote against all this? Standing in and walking by the faith of the Son of God. This brings fellowship with God. Hence, lust is killed in the heart, that it cannot break out into sin in the life. “Be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” (1 Peter 4:7.)

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