Friday, September 17, 2021

Rose of the Porter

He openeth, and no man shutteth.
Revelation 3:7
 
"JESUS is the keeper of the gates of paradise and before every believing soul He setteth an open door, which no man or devil shall be able to close against it. 
---What joy it will be to find that faith in Him is the golden key to the everlasting doors. 
 
Q: My soul, dost thou carry this key in thy bosom, or art thou
trusting to some deceitful pick-lock, which will fail thee at last? 
  
Q: My soul, hast thou gathered the rose of Sharon
Q: Dost thou wear the lily of the valley in thy bosom constantly? 
 
If so, when thou comest up to the gates of heaven thou wilt know its value, for thou hast only to show this choicest of flowers, and the Porter will open: not for a moment will He deny thee admission, for to that rose the Porter openeth ever. 
 
Thou shalt find thy way with the rose of Sharon in thy hand up to the throne of God Himself, for heaven itself possesses nothing that excels its radiant beauty, and of all the flowers that bloom in paradise there is none that can rival the lily of the valley
 
My soul, 
get Calvary's blood-red rose into thy hand by faith, by love wear it
by communion preserve it
by daily watchfulness make it thine all in all."
Charles Spurgeon