The Book

His love to us is revealed in the Bible and there is no book like it. Where else can we find such thoughts as are therein contained? Who could have been the author of such thoughts? We know that only God could reveal such thoughts as we find in that Book and how His love is told out at the cross. There the question of sin was answered and the Bible tells us of that One who stands pre-eminent, and yet was so lowly. Where could we read of such a One but in that Book? How humble were the circumstances of His birth and how lowly His walk. He was a man beyond all others. Finally He was offered as a sacrifice, a Lamb without spot. God gave Him in His compassionate love for us. Oh, such a Book, such a Savior, and such a God! And this was done for us, for God wants us for Himself and cannot allow us to go on in sin.
1 Cor. 10:11 shows that we are right in examining these Scriptures for our own guidance; they were given for our admonition. As we see the failure of Jehoshaphat, we are to take warning. By studying his case we can see where we, too, are likely to fail. Like many Christians, Jehoshaphat had a good beginning but a poor ending. In his alliance with Ahab, we do not see him first in prayer to God for guidance, but instead he went down to Ahab. Yes, he went "down." How different all this was from the ways of our Lord when here as a man. How dependent He was. Praying much, He was all night in prayer before choosing the twelve. So for us, we must take Christ for our example. He did all things well. By occupation with Him, we shall be saved from the failure of Jehoshaphat and truly we should be much occupied with Himself for He is worthy. What a mighty person He is and what a mighty work He has wrought. How great is His love to us!