The Abiding Presence

Introduction by Sinclair B. Ferguson. No ordinary book of memoirs concludes with the promise, ‘I am with you always, even to the end of the world.’ But the biography of Jesus is no mere commemoration of the departed; his promise makes the Evangelists’ account a living history. “Take the Gospel record in your hands”, says Hugh Martin, “and you have the means of causing you to realize Christ’s presence.” Whether you are burdened, anxious, failing, sorrowful, or hardened, Jesus’ promise means ...