grace to turn people out of the way of sin. Sometimes He arrests their attention by some providence, without any means of grace at all. He will not have any means of grace made an idol and exalted, to the disparagement of other means. He will not have any means despised as useless, and neglected as of no value. All are good and valuable. All are in their turn employed for the same great end, the conversion of souls. All are in the hands of Him who " giveth not account of His matters/' and knows best which to use, in each separate case that He heals.
The last thing which demands our notice in these verses, is the remarkable testimony which ivas borne by those who saw the miracle here recorded. They said of our Lord, " He hath done all things well \"
It is more than probable that those who said these words were little sensible of their full meaning, when applied to Christ. Like Caiaphas, they " spoke not of themselves." (John xi. 51.) But the truth to which they gave utterance is full of deep and unspeakable comfort, and ought to be daily remembered by all true Christians.
Let us remember it as we look back over the days past of our lives, from the hour of our conversion. " Our Lord hath done all things well." In the first bringing us out of darkness into marvellous light — in humbling us and teaching us our weakness, guilt, and folly — in stripping us of our idols, and choosing all our portions — in placing us where we are, and giving us what we have — how well everything has been done ! How great the mercy that we have not had our own way !