0601. HE COULD NOT BE HID.

HE COULD NOT BE HID.

Mar_7:24.

I. Who? (1) Christ as God mysteriously incarnated. (2) As His Gift to a starving world. (3) As the Light of men.

II. Why? "He could not be hid." (1) Because of Old Testament prophecy. (2) Because of His character. It was not possible to hide love, light, life. (3) Because He had gifts for men.

III. When? "He could not be hid." (1) When in the bosom of His Father. The beloved Son must be given up. (2) When after He was thirty years of age. Then he presented Himself to John at Jordan as the Lamb of God. (3) When in the house. It was noised abroad. No house big enough for Him. (4) When in the tomb. Death and the grave could not hide Him.

IV. To whom? "He cannot be hid." (1) To those who seek Him. "Ye shall find Me when ye shall seek for Me with all your heart" (Jer_29:13). Seek and ye shall find. (2) In those who find Him. When Christ dwells in the heart the fragrance of His sweet Name and the light of His presence cannot be hid." He could not be hid," but He may hide Himself (Joh_12:36). (3) To the unbelieving world. For the time will yet come when "every eye shall see Him." The same Jesus shall in like manner come "as ye have seen Him go into Heaven" (Act_1:11). (4) To the dead, small and great. He will be "Judge of all" (Rev_20:11-15).

Autor: James Smith