Christ's Blessings Universal

[Darryl Thompson]

Christ's Blessings Universal

     That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that
cometh into the world. John 1:9.  

     The grace of Christ is not confined to a few. The
message of mercy and forgiveness brought from heaven by
Christ was to be heard by all. Our Saviour says, "I am the
light of the world." (John 8:12). His blessings are
universal, reaching to all nations, kindreds, tongues, and
peoples. Christ came to break down every wall of partition
... that every soul, whether Jew or Gentile, might be a
free worshiper and have access to God....  

     Through varied channels the heavenly messengers are in
active communication with every part of the world, and when
man calls upon the Lord with a true and earnest heart, God
is represented as bending from His throne above. He listens
to every yearning cry, and answers, "Here am I." He raises
up the distressed and oppressed. He bestows His blessings
on the evil as well as on the good.  

     In every precept that Christ taught, He was expounding
His own life. God's holy law was magnified in this living
representative. He was the revealer of the infinite mind.
He uttered no uncertain sentiments or opinions, but pure
and holy truth. . . . He invites men to take a close view
of God in Himself, in the infinite love therein expressed.
 

     To know God is the most wonderful knowledge that men
can have. There is much wisdom with worldly men, but with
all their wisdom they behold not the beauty and majesty,
the justice and wisdom, the goodness and holiness, of the
Creator of all worlds. The Lord walks among men by His
providences, but His stately steppings are not heard, His
presence is not discerned, His hand is not recognized. The
work of Christ's disciples is to shine as lights, making
manifest to the world the character of God. They are to
catch the increasing rays of light from the Word of God and
reflect them to men enshrouded in the darkness of
misapprehension of God. The servants of Christ must rightly
represent the character of God and Christ to men.  

>From That I May Know Him - Page 98