" I Will Spare Them, As A Man Spareth His Own Son That Serveth Him."

Christ's jewels!
(Theodore Cuyler,
"Wayside Springs from the Fountain of Life" 1883)

"They will be Mine--
in the day when I make up
My jewels!" Malachi 3:17

Believers are Christ's jewels!

They are purchased at the infinite
price of His atoning blood.
As the pearls are only won
from the depths of the sea, by
the dangerous dive of the fishers--
so were the pearls for Messiah's
crown brought up from the miry
depths of depravity, by the descent
of that divine Sufferer who came
to seek and to save the lost!

The luster of a gem--
depends much on the polishing.
This is often a sharp and
a severe process.

Many of God's people can recall
the times when they were under
the harsh file, or were pressed
down to the grinding-wheel.

Blessed be the affliction,
however fierce--
which gives new luster
to the diamond!

The Master spends no time
upon worthless pebbles;
only His jewels are polished
for His crown!

When these jewels are made
ready for His diadem--
Christ will take them
home unto Himself!

"God disciplines us for our
good, that we may share in His
holiness. No discipline seems
pleasant at the time, but painful.
Later on, however, it produces
a harvest of righteousness and
peace for those who have been
trained by it." Hebrews 12:10-11

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