December 16

"Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a King."—John 18:37.

AND I will say it too; and I trust with more truth and loyalty than prompted the Roman governor.

My Master has the wisdom of a true king. He has a rich skill in planning and governing. He is never taken at a loss. When I am admitted to His palace and stand among His nobles, there is none of my hard questions which He cannot unriddle. Whether I ask Him about God, or about sin, or about death and eternity, He has the right word to speak.

My Master has the power of a true king. There is nothing He cannot do. I bring Him my heart, from which all brightness and restfulness have departed, and He changes its midnight into noonday, and says to it, Peace, be still. I bring Him my life, which sin has wasted, and He transfigures it into the garden of the Lord. His miracles are as marvellous to-day as they were in Galilee.

And my Master has the graciousness of a true king. He stoops to me in my beggary and destitution, my hours of temptation, my seasons of forlornness and despondency. When I venture on His love, He does not cast me out. When I make appeal to His clemency, He crowns me with His loving-kindnesses and tender mercies. He is the Good Shepherd as well as the Monarch of my soul.

So I will sing, "Hail, Jesus, King of my days and nights!" The knights said of Arthur—

"We never saw his like, There lives no greater leader."

But the glory of Arthur pales before the richer glory of Christ.