# “Our help is laid on One that is mighty” by J.C. Ryle

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- Published: 2022-03-23T12:30:25-05:00
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“We should observe, in the fourth place, _the majesty and dignity of our Lord Jesus
Christ_.

We read that He said, “All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth
who the Son is but the Father; and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom
the Son will reveal Him.” (**Luke 10:22**)

These are the words of one who was very God of very God, and no mere man. We read
of no patriarch, or prophet, or apostle, or saint, of any age, who ever used words
like these.

They reveal to our wondering eyes a little of the mighty majesty of our Lord’s nature
and person. They show Him to us, as the Head over all things, and King of kings:“
_all things are delivered to me of my Father_.”

They show Him as one distinct from the Father, and yet entirely one with Him, and
knowing Him in an unspeakable manner. “_No man knoweth who the Son is but the Father:
and who the Father is but the Son_.”

They show Him, not least, as the Mighty Revealer of the Father to the sons of men,
as the God who pardons iniquity, and loves sinners for His Son’s sake: “_No man 
knoweth who the Father is but he to whom the Son will reveal Him_.”

Let us repose our souls confidently on our Lord Jesus Christ. He is one who is “
mighty to save.”

Many and weighty as our sins are, Christ can bear them all.

Difficult as is the work of our salvation, Christ is able to accomplish it.

If Christ was not God as well as man we might indeed despair.

But with such a Saviour as this we may begin boldly, and press on hopefully, and
await death and judgment without fear.

Our help is laid on One that is mighty. (**Psalm 89:19**)

Christ over all, God blessed forever, will not fail any one that trusts in Him.”

–J.C. Ryle, [_Expository Thoughts on Luke_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848711301?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1858/2012), 1: 279-280. Ryle is commenting on **Luke
10:21-24**.

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