May 15

PART II.—Hebrews 13:6.

JESUS, as the helper of his people, possesses all those qualifications which render his help desirable and important. The help which he affords is always efficient. It never falls below the exigencies and demands of his people. No case too needy, too intricate, or too apparently hopeless. All means and resources are his. His wisdom can never be baffled. His powerful arm can never be wearied.

His abundance can never be exhausted. The help he affords, is always timely and seasonable. He is ever nigh at hand, and never afar off; so that in all places and circumstances, he is ready to bless and save his people. His omnipresence qualifies him to meet the necessities of all his widely scattered flock. And he is to each and to all of them, "a very present help in trouble." He said to the apostles who were going into every country beneath heaven, "Lo I am with you alway even unto the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20.) Finally we observe, that Jesus is an unchanging and everlasting help. In every age of the world, he has been the unfailing and unchanging help of his people. The prophets and fathers trusted in him, and never were confounded. Thousands now have committed their all into his care, and are persuaded that he will keep that which they have committed to him, till that day. And we may ever rest assured, that though the earth be shaken, and the mountains removed, yet the Lord, the Saviour, will remain the impregnable defence, and helper of his people. Blessed is the man who trusteth in him. Let this help be sought by constant prayer. As our help, may Jesus ever receive our unwavering confidence, our constant hope, and our grateful affection on earth, and be the theme of our song in the courts of the redeemed for ever.

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