Caretaker
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.—1 John 3:16 “The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Among His disciples Christ was in […]
Great Intercessor
“I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail.”—Luke 22:32 Who can estimate the result of the prayers of the world’s Redeemer? When Christ shall see of the travail of His soul and shall be satisfied, then will be seen and realized the value of His earnest prayers while His divinity was veiled […]
Divine Sufferer
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.—Isaiah 53:5 As humanity’s substitute and surety, the iniquity of men and women was laid upon Christ; He was counted a transgressor that He might redeem them from the curse of the law. The guilt of every descendant of Adam of […]
Complete Saviour
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.—Colossians 2:9, 10 How are you to know that you are accepted of God? Study His word prayerfully. Lay it not aside for any other book. This Book convinces of […]
Watcher Who Never Slumbers
Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.—Psalm 121:4 God has not been unmindful of the good deeds, the self-denying acts, of the church in the past. All are registered on high. But these are not enough. These will not save the church when she ceases to fulfill her mission. Unless the cruel […]
Crown of Rejoicing
And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.—Romans 5:11 “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,” even so was “the Son of man lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John […]