[Songs in the Night - February 20]
Whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when He shall come in His own glory, and in His Father's and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26
THE Word of God is not merely the Bible, but it
includes sermons, tracts, books, etc., in proportion as
they contain and truly represent the message of God's
dear Son.
This brings the matter still more closely
home, and it implies that we are not to be ashamed of
any of the doctrines presented in the Bible, nor to be
ashamed of any literature which in the Lord's providence
has been prepared and which represents his
truth and expounds and illustrates it.
The Lord would
have a free-minded, openhearted people, whose hearts
would be so loyal to him and to the truth which he
represents that they would gladly surrender everything,
even life itself, rather than in any measure impede
its progress, rather than in any measure bring
dishonor or discredit upon it.
On the contrary, those
who are not ashamed of the Lord and his Word, and
who realize that there is nothing in them to be ashamed
of, but on the contrary everything to rejoice in, to
exult in, will seek to lift high the royal banner, to tell
the good tidings of great joy to the extent of their
ability, to co-operate with all others who are thus
showing forth the praises of him who hath called us
out of darkness into his marvelous light. Z'06-152 R3777:4 (Hymn 118)