16. Let all those that seek thee, rejoice and be glad in thee. Here our Lord pronounces benedictions on his people. Note who the
blessed objects of his petitions are: not all men, but some men: “I pray for them, I pray not for the world.” He pleads for seekers: the lowest in the kingdom, the babes of the
family; those who have true desires, longing prayers, and consistent endeavors
after God. What riches of grace, that in his bitterest hour Jesus should
remember the lambs of the flock! He entreats that they may be doubly glad,
intensely happy, emphatically joyful, for such the repetition of the terms
implies. Jesus would have all seekers win peace through his grief. He groaned
that we might sing, and was covered with a bloody sweat that we might be
anointed with the oil of gladness. Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. We love with all our hearts his great salvation; let us then
proclaim the glory of God which is resplendent therein. Never let his praises
cease. If we cannot do what we would like for the spread of the kingdom, at
least let us desire and pray for it. Be it ours to make God’s glory the chief
end of every breath and pulse. The suffering Redeemer regarded the consecration
of his people to the service of heaven as a grand result of his atoning death;
it is the joy which was set before him; that God is glorified is the reward of
the Saviour’s labor.
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