The Ten Days

She has heard, has believed the servant's report concerning him, whom, not having seen, she loves. She judges Isaac worthy of a full and instant surrender of herself to the leading of his devoted servant. Beloved brethren, is there not a proposition of delay likewise made in our case? We are to be fully for our risen Lord, when resting with Him in glory, but what about the possible "ten days" of our sojourn in the scene of His past sorrow and present rejection? Very touchingly He told the Father (John 17), "I am glorified in them." Shall we not, under the constraint of His love, with Rebekah-like decision and promptness, yield ourselves up to the present guidance and control of the Holy Spirit, whose office it is to glorify the Lord Jesus, as He will surely do in and by us, if we do not oppose and grieve Him? It may well occur to our hearts in this connection, that Abraham's servant did not, could not, tell Rebekah how Isaac had "poured forth his soul unto death" that she might live and be his.
May our hearts, beloved brethren, impel us to this blessed, instant subjection, while we await His very near coming for us! For we have not only the bright prospect of heaven before us, but the Lord says, "Surely I come quickly."