February 20

"Had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me; for he wrote of Me."—John 5:46.

He wrote of Me, Jesus, the Son, said regarding Moses, the servant.

Of Emancipation Moses wrote—Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea scattered them, they sank as lead in the mighty waters. But it is Jesus who has the best emancipation to bestow. From the prison-house of fear and foreboding, from the prison-house of defilement and shame, from the prison-house of helplessness and despair, He liberates my soul. Out from bondage and the degradation which bondage breeds, He leads me by His strong right hand.

Of Guidance Moses wrote—Establish Thou the work of our hands upon us. But what guidance is so desirable as the guidance of Jesus? Through every wilderness and desert He conducts me safely forward. Over the dreariest portions of my history He reigns. All things, sad and sweet, dull and bright, He compels to work for my welfare. "We are here as on a darkling plain," a poet mourns. Yes, but we have "joy, and love, and light, and certitude, and peace, and help for pain"; for Jesus never fails nor forsakes us.

Of Inheritance Moses wrote—Happy art thou, O Israel! The Eternal God is thy Refuge, and underneath are the Everlasting Arms. But, here and hereafter, Jesus is Himself my best Inheritance, my Land of corn and wine. He is Physician and Shepherd and Advocate and Brother. I dwell in a spacious and goodly home. I have all and abound.

So Jesus expands and deepens and crowns what Moses wrote.