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Hebrews 1; and many other scriptures assert not only the deity

of Jesus, the fact that He is God “Over all God blessed for

ever, Amen” (Romans 9: 5) (And we add our ‘Amens’)—but

also abundantly declare the perfection of His manhood.

The “bright and morning star”, just before the day breaks, is in

line with the other scriptures we have read; the fourth watch of

the night is nearly over. The Lord is appealing in this way to

us. It is His personal appeal, which is intended to secure an

answer from each of our hearts,

“The Spirit and the bride say, Come”. I have been impressed

lately in thinking of the greatness of the result of the Spirit’s

work all through the dispensation, to have the bride in concert

with Himself; they are together. We need to be held, together

in the bonds of love by the Spirit as loyal to Jesus; We may not

have much more time; the fact that the morning is coming—is

nearly here—means that time is very restricted for us. How

important to get right in our state before God. This needs to be

stressed at the present juncture. So, “Return, come”.

If something needs getting right, well get it right. We have

been talking today about our witness, and how important it is

to be here in witness for Christ and to be available for the

service of God, fully committed to it—not as something

secondary, it is the prime matter. The first priority is to be here

for God and for Christ, in the testimony, and in the service of

God.

So the next word is, “Let him that hears say, Come”. It is a

concern for us as to converted persons around who have a

link with the Lord but are not saying, ‘Come’. Can they be

encouraged on this line? Surely! I think we should be set, in

relation to that. Example is so important, for, after all, our lives

speak more than our words. There is a real testimony in this

saying ‘Come’, to