Can you say, ‘Even so come, Lord Jesus, come quickly?’
XXX. LAST MEETING IN THE YEAR.
The Cradle and the Grave.
God has been speaking to us during the past year. Two mothers have gone to their long home, and ten of our children. Let us reply, ‘Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.’ 1 Sam. iii. 9.
God speaks to us from the cradle, and the grave.
I. From the cradle, and says,
1. ‘Take this child, and nurse it for me.’ Exod. ii. 9.
2. Pray for it—train it—love it—comfort it.
3. He speaks in a voice of comfort from our cradles to our souls, if we are His people. ‘Mother, can you forget this sucking child? Yea, you may forget, yet will not I forget you.’ Isa. xlix. 15.
Again—Do you comfort your babe—do you soothe its fears? do you wipe its tears? Even so, believing mother, will God comfort you. Isa. lxvi. 13. Yes, even ‘wipe away all tears from your eyes.’
Oh! precious voice from the cradle to your soul!