Christ Came to Call Sinners
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mark 2:17. He who came from heaven to be our example spent nearly thirty years of His life in common, mechanical labor; but during this time He was studying the Word and the works of God, and […]
He Shall Justify Many
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11. True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. This is the condition of true Christian living. Christ […]
Christ’s Work Is Our Work
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn. Isaiah 61:2. The example of the Saviour should inspire us to put forth earnest, self-sacrificing effort for the good of others. He came to this world as […]
Christ’s Work Specified
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. […]
I Have Shewed You All Things
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35. Among the poor there are many who long to […]
The Son of Man Came to Minister
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work Even as the Son of man came not to he ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28. He called men, not to authority, but to service, the strong to bear the infirmities of the weak. Power, position, talent, education, placed […]
