Friday, March 26, 2010

Fri.-Sabbath, 3/26-28/10 Devotion

Yippee--it's almost Sunday. We *get* to go to church! In order to help get you ready for the Lord's Day, here is the great and incomparable Pastor Thomas Watson, from his work, entitled, "The Christian Soldier":

"Truth is the most glorious thing; the least filing of this gold is precious. What shall we be violent for, if not for truth? Truth is ancient; its grey hairs may make it venerable. It comes from Him who is 'The Ancient of Days.' Truth is unerring, it is the Star which leads to Christ. Truth is pure, (Psalm 119:140). It is compared to silver refined seven times, (Psalm 12:6). There is not the least spot on truth's face; it breathes nothing but sanctity. Truth is triumphant; it is like a great conqueror; when all his enemies lie dead, it keeps the field and sets up its trophies of victory.

"Truth may be opposed but never quite deposed. In the time of Dioclesian things seemed desperate and truth ran low. Soon after was the golden time of Constantine, and then truth did again lift up its head. When the water in the Thames is lowest, a high tide is ready to come in. God is on truth's side and so long as there is no fear it will prevail: 'The heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,' (2 Peter 3:12)--but not that truth which came from Heaven, (1 Peter 1:25)."