Welcoming the Advent by Grosse

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 22, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 28.

Welcoming the Advent

By Grosse

NO MAN rightly desires Christ’s coming, but he that hath assurance of benefit at His coming. To him the day of Christ is as the day of harvest to the husbandman; as the day of deliverance to the prisoner; as the day of coronation to the king; the day of wedlock to the bride; a day of triumph and exultation, a day of freedom and consolation, a day of rest and satisfaction. To them the Lord Jesus is all sweetness, as wine to the palate, and ointment to the nostrils, saith Solomon; honey in the mouth, saith St. Bernard; music in the ear, and a jubilee in the heart. Get assurance of Christ’s coming, as a ransomer to redeem you, as a conqueror to subdue all your enemies under you, as a friend to comfort you, as a bridegroom to marry you, and then shall you with boldness and confidence, with joy and gladness, with vehement and holy longings, say, “Come, Lord Jesus.”