Is the blessed gospel all that God has given me? No! there is something more. I must see every knee bow before Christ, hear every tongue confess Christ's name, as Lord of all, to all, to the glory of God the Father-that is what my soul must have. Should I be content to have Him forever up there and the devil possessing the earth? No! He is in my heart as Lord of all and King of kings, and I long to see Him glorified as such.
But He has not only a title for earth that every knee shall bow to, but a title belonging to the heavenlies, the peculiar glory of " the bright and Morning Star. A glory in Himself, to be seen and admired by His saints. This was something to meet John's heart when he looked and saw failure within and without, the church scattered, communion of saints broken. He was waiting in the night for that bright Star-that Lord who loved Him and gave Himself for him.
Why should I be looking into myself to see what measure of faith I can bring out? Do I not know the grace of Christ and can I not leave myself in the hand of Christ without reference to what I am? If I can, I say, " Come, Lord Jesus," but if I think that I have a quantity of things to do before I can say it. I shall know nothing of the blessedness of waiting and watching for that bright and morning Star. Looking at this Lord, the poor sinner washed in His blood, can say, " Come, Lord!" It is the Christ he loves, who has been sympathizing with him in all his trials, He is the One that is to come.
When the heart has got to that point, it is the Spirit and the bride saying, "Come." Many hardly know why they say, Come, Lord;" but it is the Spirit of God forming the desire in their heart. The Spirit says," Come," As soon as He puts the Lord in Person before the soul, the next utterance is directly, " Come, Lord."