Consolation Provided.
—I first state a fact which is ancient as the fall and widespread as man. It is this: A sinful world is a tearful world. Wherever we stand our shadow is sorrow. It was so before the flood. It is so now. In all climes and ranks the head is weary and the heart is sick. I next state a truth, which came in, as twin-born, with the earliest promise. It is this: Consolation is provided. God has sent forth Christ Jesus from the bosom of His love to be the Consolation of this woe-worn world.—Dean Law.
Hallowing God’s Name.
—To hallow the name of God is to treat it as a reality. Hence to trust, reverence, and resemble the Father is to hallow the Name, Father; to rely on Jesus as our Saviour and our Strength to overcome sin is to hallow His Name, Son; to remember the indwelling, and to use the power of the Spirit, is to hallow His Name, Spirit. All afflictions, all painful experiences of our sin and waywardness, all God’s dealings with us in Providence, are to lead us to a deeper and more reverential knowledge of His Name.—Adolph Saphir.