The Power of His Name.

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SOME years ago a tourist party of about twenty men arranged to visit the Coliseum of Rome at midnight, just when the moon would be high in the heavens, and the ruins seen to advantage in mysterious light and shade.
Arrived thus they much admired the romantic effect. But, as the conversation turned upon the persecutions of the early Christians―and of how many lives had been laid down within those walls for the sake of Christ―there was silence! It was presently broken by one of them coming forward with bared head, and asking them to join him in singing that well-known old hymn,
“All hail the power of Jesu’s Name,
Let angels prostrate fall,
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him, Lord of all.”
All were touched, but upon one especially of that little group came such a conviction of the power of His Name that henceforward he became devoted to His service.
“Jesus is with me now,” can be seen scratched on the wall of a torture-chamber in the Tower of London; perhaps the last testimony from an anguish-wrung hand to the power of His Name.
It was the “Form of the Son of God” Whose presence kept His servants in the shelter of His name when “through faith” (Heb. 11:3434Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. (Hebrews 11:34)) they submitted to the furnace of fire rather than dishonor Him (Dan. 3:2525He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (Daniel 3:25)). And it was the same One Who, unseen by the eyes that were dazzled by the splendours of the Roman court, came and stood with His aged pilgrim, Paul, and strengthened him as he “kept the faith” (2 Tim. 4:7,177I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: (2 Timothy 4:7)
17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. (2 Timothy 4:17)), so that the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear.
Long years have passed since that preacher went to his rest, but his accents still ring out down the ages, testifying to all of “repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:2121Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:21)).
“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth... for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’” (Rom. 1:16, 1716For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:16‑17)).
L. J. I.