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I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 1:18

O what a mercy that He Who was dead lives at God’s right hand! that He lives as a risen Head; that He is not a dead Savior; but a Savior that lives for evermore; that can and does bless; that can and does comfort; that can and does bring the soul safely through all. He is not a Savior that stands as it were upon the brink of a river, and pulls us out when we have swum half way out ourselves; He is not a Savior that will take us half way to heaven, and then let us “fend or shift for ourselves.” He must take us to heaven throughout. We are nothing, we have nothing without Him. He must be, as He is, our “all in all.”

We value Him in His death—nothing but His death could reconcile us to God; we value Him in His life—nothing but His life can save. We need salvation now; salvation in the heart; a spiritual salvation revealed in and unto the soul; a salvation worthy of the name, wholly, fully, completely, finally, and everlastingly to the praise of super-abounding grace; an indestructible salvation, never to be lost; worthy of God, worthy of the God-man; adapted to every need of the soul, coming into every trial of the heart, and able to save the vilest and the worst, “without money and without price.”

To the reader…

Perhaps you fear that you will not reach the end. Are you afraid that, half-way across, you will sink in the river, or that half-way through the journey you will be left to yourself? Then look to Him Who says, “I was dead; and, behold, I am alive.” He is not a dead Saviour, but One Who lives for evermore, Who can bless and does bless, Who can help through everything and does help.

You are nothing and have nothing without Him; but then He means to be your Saviour not half-way, but wholly. His death reconciles, and His life saves. His salvation is sufficient for every need and comes into every trial of the heart. Even if you count yourself among the vilest and the worst, it is for just such as these, “without money and without price.” So do not lose heart; He Who lives will bring His own all the way to heaven.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl