April 4 — Morning

Him."-2 Corinthians 5:21 Mourning Christian! why weepest you? Art you mourning over your own corruptions? Look to your perfect Lord, and remember, you art complete in Him; you art in God's sight as perfect as if you hadst never sinned; no, more than that, the Lord our Righteousness has put a divine garment upon you, so that you have more than the righteousness of man-you have the righteousness of God. O You who art mourning by reason of inbred sin and depravity, remember, none of your sins can condemn you. You have learned to hate sin; but you have learned also to know that sin is not your-it was laid upon Christ's head. Your standing is not in thyself-it is in Christ; your acceptance is not in thyself, but in your Lord; you art as much accepted of God to-day, with all your sinfulness, as you will be when you standest before His throne, free from all corruption. O, I urge you, lay hold on this precious thought, perfection in Christ! For you art "complete in Him." With your Saviour's garment on, you art holy as the Holy one. "Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yes rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maks intercession for us." Christian, let your heart rejoice, for you art "accepted in the beloved"-what have you to fear? Let your face ever wear a smile; live near your Master; live in the suburbs of the Celestial City; for soon, when your time has come, you shalt rise up where your Jesus sits, and reign at His right hand; and all this because the divine Lord "was made to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."