There is not a wounded bosom on earth for which there is not Balm in Gilead, and a Physician there. Christ is "the God of all consolation." He has a remedy for every evil,
an antidote for every sorrow,
a cordial for every fainting heart,
a hand of love to wipe every weeping eye,
a heart of tenderness to sympathize with every sorrowful bosom,
an arm of power to protect,
a rod of love to chasten,
immutable promises to encourage on earth,
and an unfading crown of glory to bestow in Heaven!
Jesus supplies strength, in the hour of weakness;
courage, in the hour of danger;
faith, in the hour of darkness;
comfort, in the hour of sorrow;
and victory, in the hour of death!
What are the world's consolations in comparison to this? Test them in the times when they are most needed, and they will be found to be the first to give way.
They are nothing but broken reeds, and the sport of every tempest that desolates the heart.
The consolations of Jesus are those alone which are independent of all times, and circumstances, and vicissitudes. They avail alike in prosperity, and adversity,
in joy, and sorrow,
in health, and sickness,
in life, and death!
O tempest-tossed one, Jesus is your Balm!
The drearier the desert, the sweeter and more refreshing are the streams of consolation of which He calls us to partake!
[John MacDuff]
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Jeremiah 8:22 ... Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Matthew 11:28-30 ... Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. ❤
