""Blessed Is The Man That Endureth Temptation: ... He Shall Receive The Crown Of Life."

My own special treasure!
(Theodore Cuyler, "Wayside Springs from the Fountain of Life" 1883)

"You will be MY own special 
treasure!" Exodus 19:5

Luther said that there is great divinity 

in the personal pronouns of Scripture. 

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

Every true believer is surrendered to 

the ownership of CHRIST. Up to the hour 

of conversion we had other masters--

self, sin, and the devil. 

Now JESUS says to each Christian, 

"You are MINE! I own you. I will instruct you, 

and polish you, and put you wherever it pleases 

ME. I will take care of you, and nothing shall 

pluck you out of MY hand. You shall be MY 

own special treasure in the day of MY 

triumphant appearing. I will place you 

in MY crown!"

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:

for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown
of life, which the LORD hath promised to them
that love HIM."  ( James 1:12 )  

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GraceGems has published J.R. Miller's helpful article, 
"Summer Gathering for Winter's Need".