Fri.-Sabbath, 8/25-27/23 Devotion

Praise God—Sunday is almost here again! In order to help us prepare for church worship, here is the great John Owen, from his “The Glory of Christ” book. . . .

“Christ communicates Himself to us by creating a new nature, His own na-ture, in us. The very same spiritual nature which is in Him is also in the church, but with this difference: In Christ all graces reside in absolute perfec-tion, whereas in us graces exist in various measures as He is pleased to communicate them to us. But it is still the same divine nature in Him as in us, for through the precious promises of the gospel we are made partakers of the divine nature. It is not enough that He should take our nature upon Him, un-less He gives His nature to be ours. . . . "