0935. 916. “Unto You”

916. “Unto You”

Pregnant and personal sentences are full of pertinent blessing. “Unto you” is one of them.

1. Value. “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious” (1Pe_2:7). Who can value the Value of Christ? Believers have the Value of all values in possessing Christ, and they too are valuable. The Revised Version gives this thought.

2. Vision. “It is given unto you to know the mysteries (secrets) of the Kingdom” (Mat_13:11). The initiated are instructed in the Revelation of the Word by the inner illumination of the Spirit.

3. Life. “Verily, verily I say unto you,” etc. (Joh_5:24-25). Eternal life is the positive blessing of the Gospel, and those who are identified with the Living Christ receive the life He is, and are made alive.

4. Power. “For the Promise is unto you,” etc. (Act_2:39). The power of the Spirit has been procured by the propitiation of the Saviour. Passover and Pentecost are the twin blessings of the Gospel.

5. Knowledge. “Be it known unto you, therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins” (Act_13:38). To be personally acquainted with Christ is the sum of all knowledge.

6. Grace and Peace. “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you” (2Pe_1:2). Grace here means strength, and peace is quietness. Power to supply and peace to calm.

7. Healing. “Unto you that fear My Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings” (Mal_4:2). To fear Him with holy obedience and humble grace, is to find the healing of His love and the warmth of His power.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH