the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
Weep not: Behold the lion of the tribe of the Judah, the root of David, has prevailed. Revelation 5:5. He rose triumphantly and destroyed the works of the devil; therefore sin shall not have dominion over us. Romans 6:14.
Many complain, that though they will not turn back, yet they have no power to advance further. If this is thy case, my reader, remember that the enemy of souls will discourage thee. Go on praying, and venture it evermore upon the Lord. Consider how he has awakened you at first, how often he has heard your prayers afterward, and assisted you in many hard struggles. Surely he will help you now also! If that will not do, begin, as it were, afresh, acknowledge yourself guilty in every respect, and as the chief of sinners, plead for mercy, and be instant in your humble supplications; looking at the same time upon yourselves as reconciled and pardoned in Christ, in spite of all your misery: then you will soon make a better progress. To despair of our own strength is good! But we must never despair of the power of Christ, who is risen from the dead, but be sure to overcome with him at last. He will certainly help you in the due and best season.
Hell and thy sins resist thy course,
But hell and sin are vanquished foes;
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross.
And sung the triumph when he rose.
He dies, and in that dreadful night,
Did all the powers of hell destroy;
Rising he brought our heaven to light.
And took possession of the joy.
