The Merits of Jesus' Blood

[Daily Devotional]

The Merits of Jesus' Blood 

     My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear
thereof, and be glad. Ps. 34:2.  

    He {the true Christian} realizes that an infinite sacrifice has been
made for him, and that his life is of inestimable value through the
merits of Jesus' blood, intercession, and righteousness. But while he
comprehends the exalted privileges of the sons of God, his soul is
filled with humility. There is no boasting of holiness from the lips of
those who walk in the shadow of Calvary's cross. They feel that it was
their sin which caused the agony that broke the heart of the Son of God.
. . . Those who live nearest to Jesus feel most deeply their own
unworthiness, and their only hope is in the merits of a crucified and
risen Saviour. Like Moses, they have had a view of the awful majesty of
holiness and they see their own insufficiency in contrast with the
purity and exalted loveliness of Jesus.  

     Is there not occasion for humility? Is there not need of feeling
our utter dependence upon Christ every day and hour? . . . He took on
Him our nature, and became sin for us, that we might have "remission of
sins that are past" (Rom. 3:25), and through His divine strength and
grace might fulfill the righteous requirements of the law. Whoever takes
the position that it makes no difference whether or not we keep the
commandments of God is not acquainted with Christ. Jesus says, "I have
kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love" (John 15:10), and
those who follow Jesus will do as He has done. . . .  

     Satan will seek to entice you to enter into the paths of sin,
promising that some wonderful good will result from the transgression of
God's law, but he is a deceiver. He would only work your ruin. . . .
Christ came to break the rule of the evil one. . . . Man was so weakened
through transgression that he did not possess sufficient moral power to
turn from the service of Satan to the service of the only true God; but
Jesus, the Prince of life, to whom is committed "all power in heaven and
earth," will impart to every soul who desires salvation the strength
necessary to overcome the enemy of all righteousness.  

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