July 10
LOVE THE CHURCH
"Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor
her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her
stones, and favor the dust thereof." Ps. 102:13 , 14
Yes, our prayers for the church will be heard. The set time is
come. We love the prayer meeting, and the Sunday school, and all the
services of the Lord's house. We are bound in heart to all the people
of God, and can truly say, "There's not a lamb in all thy flock I
would disdain to feed; There's not a foe before whose face I'd fear
thy cause to plead."
If this is the general feeling, we shall soon enjoy times of
refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Our assemblies will be
filled, saints will be revived, and sinners will be converted. This
can only come of the Lord's mercy; but it will come, and we are called
upon to expect it. The time, the set time, is come. Let us bestir
ourselves. Let us love every stone of our Zion, even though it may be
fallen down. Let us treasure up the least truth, the least ordinance,
the least believer, even though some may despise them as only so much
dust. When we favor Zion, God is about to favor her. When we take
pleasure in the Lord's work, the Lord Himself will take pleasure in
it.