“The Lord Jesus resembles a precious stone which has various points of radiancy, & from which many different lights of consolation & joy proceed. According to the necessity of the circumstances in which we are placed, sometimes one side & sometimes another appears preeminently lovely; & there is no situation & no emergency in which we do not find Jesus efficacious in one of His aspects. For example, to the bruised heart we would represent Christ as the Friend of sinners; to the weak & timid soul we would show Him as a Hero ready to overcome all their enemies; to the sick & afflicted He is the unwearied Physician; to the maimed & crippled, the tender Nurse; & to those trembling ones, who know not how they are to stand at the judgment seat of God, we should exhibit Him as the Man who is our Righteousness. Thus, if I may so express it, the Heavenly Father turns Christ as a precious stone before the eyes of the people of Israel, according to their necessities; & in the mirror of His revelations makes His colours be reflected, & His lights beam forth, sometimes from one side, sometimes from another.”
– F.W. Krummacher, The Martyr Lamb,
sermon entitled “Moses Wish”
Just stumbled across your blog. This quote is SO good! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteYou’re welcome! I love sermons by Friedrich Wilhelm Krummacher (1796 - 1868).
ReplyDeleteHe was perhaps the greatest preacher on the continent of Europe in the middle years of the 19th century, even though the name of F.W. Krummacher is less widely recognized today than that of some of his contemporaries, such was not the case during the 19th century in Europe and America. This excerpt came from his book “The Martyr Lamb”.
I plan to write couple more post from F.W. Krummacher’s sermons.
How have you stumbled across my blog? I’m just curious.
God bless in Jesus Christ!