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"The only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14
Believer, you can bear your testimony that Christ is the only begotten of the
Father, as well as the first begotten from the dead. You can say, "He is divine
to me, if he be human to all the world beside. He has done that for me which
none but a God could do. He has subdued my stubborn will, melted a heart of
adamant, opened gates of brass, and snapped bars of iron. He hath turned for me
my mourning into laughter, and my desolation into joy; he hath led my captivity
captive, and made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Let
others think as they will of him, to me he must be the only begotten of the
Father: blessed be his name. And he is full of grace. Ah! had he not been I
should never have been saved. He drew me when I struggled to escape from his
grace; and when at last I came all trembling like a condemned culprit to his
mercy-seat he said, 'Thy sins which are many are all forgiven thee: be of good
cheer.' And he is full of truth. True have his promises been, not one has
failed. I bear witness that never servant had such a master as I have; never
brother such a kinsman as he has been to me; never spouse such a husband as
Christ has been to my soul; never sinner a better Saviour; never mourner a
better comforter than Christ hath been to my spirit. I want none beside him. In
life he is my life, and in death he shall be the death of death; in poverty
Christ is my riches; in sickness he makes my bed; in darkness he is my star, and
in brightness he is my sun; he is the manna of the camp in the wilderness, and
he shall be the new corn of the host when they come to Canaan. Jesus is to me
all grace and no wrath, all truth and no falsehood: and of truth and grace he is
full, infinitely full. My soul, this night, bless with all thy might 'the only
Begotten. '"
See Also:
Daily Devotional: Today With Jesus
Daily Devotional: My Utmost for His Highest
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