Healer of the Soul
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”—Matthew 9:2 There are today thousands suffering from physical disease, who, like the paralytic, are longing for the message, “Thy sins are forgiven.” The burden of sin, with its unrest and unsatisfied desires, is the foundation […]
Divine Sower
“The sower sows the word.”—Mark 4:14 The prophet Isaiah bears striking testimony to Christ: “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” … Christ reproached […]
Saviour-Shepherd
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”—John 10:27 As the shepherd leads his flock over the rocky hills, through forest and wild ravines, to grassy nooks by the riverside; as he watches them on the mountains through the lonely night, shielding from robbers, caring tenderly for the sickly and […]
Meek and Lowly One
But made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.—Philippians 2:7 By coming to dwell with us, Jesus was to reveal God both to humans and to angels. He was the Word of God—God’s thought made audible. In His prayer for His disciples He says, “I […]
Co-Worker
“Yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.”—Micah 5:2 The history of the great conflict between good and evil, from the time it first began in heaven to the final overthrow of rebellion and the total eradication of […]
Divine One
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.—Romans 12:2 In the life of the disciple John true sanctification is exemplified. During the years of his close association with Christ, he was often warned and cautioned by the Saviour; and these reproofs he accepted. As the character […]
