Daily Devotionals

John Gossner's Treasury

Devotional: December 17th

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression In Jacob. Isaiah 59:20. Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. Hebrews 10:7. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:10.

It was promised that He should come, and lo, He came; not to judge nor to condemn the world, but to seek and to save all who are lost. Who could have compelled Him to come to the lost? No one; naught but His love urged and compelled Him. At the sight of man’s perversion, wretchedness and eternal misery He said to His Father, ’’Lo, I come; spare them! I will do Thy will. " Thus it was also the Father’s will that He should come and save that which was lost. He was not sent out in wrath; He came not in wrath, but in pure love. Love sent Him to us. This love we must worship, because to love we owe this great gift from heaven. Love took Him from His throne; love nailed Him to the cross. But who profits by His coming? To whom is He come? To Zion, to those who turn from their sins. He who will not separate himself from sin and the world, can not rejoice in His coming. To Zion belongs every one who with all his heart turns to the Lord his God, who feels his need of a Redeemer and therefore prays to God that He will send him help out of of Zion. All who turn their face toward Zion and long to be set free from the bondage of sin to them He is come; unto them He is of God made "wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption" (1 Corinthians 1:30).

I heard the voice of Jesus say,

"I am this dark world’s light;

Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise.

And all thy days be bright. "

I looked to Jesus, and I found

In Him my star, my sun;

And in that light of life I’ll walk

Till traveling days are done.