April 29 | Evening

0:00The Lord takes pleasure in His people, Psalm 149 verse 4. How comprehensive is the love of Jesus? There is no part of His people's interests that He does not consider. And there is nothing that concerns their welfare that is not important to Him. He doesn't merely think of you, Believer, as an immortal being, but as a mortal being too. Do not deny it or doubt it, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. The steps of a man are established by the Lord when He delights in His way. It would be sad for us if this covering of love did not tackle all our concerns for what mischief might be done to us in that part of our lives that did not come under our

1:03gracious Lord's protection. Believer, rest assured that the heart of Jesus cares about your smallest concerns. The breadth of His tender love is such that you may turn to Him in every case, for in all your afflictions He is afflicted, and just like a Father cares for His children, so He cares for you. The smallest interests of all His saints are all born upon the heart of the Son of God, and what a heart He has, which does not merely understand the nature of His people, but also comprehend their diverse and innumerable concerns. Do you think, Christian, that you can measure the love of Christ? Consider what His love has brought to you. Certification, adoption, sanctification, eternal life, the riches of His goodness are unsearchable. You will never be able to convey them or even conceive them.

2:07Oh, the breadth of the love of Christ! Shall such a love as this have only half our hearts? Shall it have a cold love in return? Shall Jesus's marvellous loving-kindness and tender care be met with only faint response and delayed acknowledgement? My soul, tune your heart to a glad song of thanksgiving. Go to your rest, rejoicing, for you are not a desolate wanderer, but a beloved child watched over, cared for, supplied and defended by your Lord. This has been morning and evening, a production of Crossway.