THE BOND OF LOVE IS ENDURING AND STRONG. This is the language of holy assurance. Christ is given by the Father to sinners; He is God's unspeakable gift. He is presented in the gospel to every one who hears or reads it, without money and without price. He is accepted and received by faith. The reception of Christ is confirmed by a serious commitment; the believer commits himself to Christ and to Him alone. It is confirmed by holy fellowship. He that claims Christ, lives in communion with Him. "My beloved is all to me." He is the Saviour in whom I believe and trust, the husband whom I reverence and love, the Lord whom I adore and obey, the portion I cherish, and the beloved One upon whom my heart and affections are centred. "I am my beloved's." He chose me, or I had never chosen Him. He redeemed me, or I had still been a slave. He called me, or I had still been wandering from God. He sanctified me, or I had still been vile and polluted. He manifested Himself to me, or I had never seen His glory. "I am to my beloved, His sister- spouse, His portion, His delight, His choice out of all the world, His glorious crown out of the spoils He has won."

For Meditation:
Jesus my love, my life, my peace,
Jesus is mine, and I am His;
His bride, His dear bought property,
Who loved and gave Himself for me.