Oct. 14
NEVER ASHAMED
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which is in heaven" Matt. 10:32
Gracious promise! It is a great Joy to me to confess my Lord.
Whatever my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to
declare the doctrines of His cross. O Lord, I have not hid thy
righteousness within my heart.
Sweet is the prospect which the text sets before me! Friends
forsake and enemies exult, but the Lord does not disown His servant.
Doubtless my Lord will own me even here, and give me new tokens of His
favorable regard. But there comes a day when I must stand before the
great Father. What bliss to think that Jesus will confess me then! He
will say, "This man truly trusted me, and was willing to be reproached
for my name's sake; and therefore I acknowledge him as mine." The
other day a great man was made a knight, and the Queen handed him a
jeweled garter; but what of that? It will be an honor beyond all
honors for the Lord Jesus to confess us in the presence of the divine
Majesty in the Heavens. Never let me be ashamed to own my Lord. Never
let me indulge a cowardly silence, or allow a fainthearted compromise.
Shall I blush to own Him who promises to own me?