Morning, April 17
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“Ye are come to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things
than that of Abel.”
Hebrews 12:24
Reader, have you come to the blood of sprinkling? The question is not whether you
have come to a knowledge of doctrine, or an observance of ceremonies,
or to a certain form of experience, but have you come to the blood of Jesus ? The blood of Jesus is the life of all vital godliness. If you have
truly come to Jesus, we know how you came—the Holy Spirit sweetly brought you there. You came to the blood of
sprinkling with no merits of your own. Guilty, lost, and helpless,
you came to take that blood, and that blood alone, as your everlasting
hope. You came to the cross of Christ, with a trembling and an aching
heart; and oh! what a precious sound it was to you to hear the voice
of the blood of Jesus! The dropping of his blood is as the music of
heaven to the penitent sons of earth. We are full of sin, but the
Saviour bids us lift our eyes to him, and as we gaze upon his streaming wounds, each drop of blood, as it falls, cries, “It is finished; I have made an end of sin; I have brought in everlasting
righteousness.” Oh! sweet language of the precious blood of Jesus! If you have come
to that blood once, you will come to it constantly. Your life will
be “Looking unto Jesus.” Your whole conduct will be epitomized in this—“To whom coming.” Not to whom I have come, but to whom I am always coming . If thou hast ever come to the blood of sprinkling, thou wilt feel
thy need of coming to it every day. He who does not desire to wash
in it every day , has never washed in it at all. The believer ever feels it to be
his joy and privilege that there is still a fountain opened. Past
experiences are doubtful food for Christians; a present coming to
Christ alone can give us joy and comfort. This morning let us sprinkle
our door-post fresh with blood, and then feast upon the Lamb, assured
that the destroying angel must pass us by.