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The Incomparable Christ "But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" Isaiah
53:5). He came from the bosom of
the Father to the bosom of man. He put on humanity that we might put on
divinity. He became the Son of Man that we might become sons of God. He came
from Heaven, where the rivers never freeze, winds never blow, frosts never
chill the air, flowers never fade, and no one is ever sick. No undertakers
and no graveyards are there, for no one ever dies -- no one is ever buried. He was born contrary to
natural laws, lived in poverty, was reared in obscurity. Only once did He
cross the boundary of the land-in childhood. He had no wealth or influence,
and no college education, yet the profoundest wisdom of men has never equaled
His last discourses in John 13 to 17 and the Sermon on the Mount. "Never
man spake like this Man." His relatives were
inconspicuous and un-influential. In infancy He startled a king. In boyhood
He puzzled the doctors, even at twelve years of age, proving He was far in
advance of the theologians, for He was taught of God. In manhood He ruled the
elements so that He quieted the raging sea and defied the laws of gravitation
by walking on the water. He healed the multitudes without medicine and made
no charge for His services. He never wrote a book, yet not all the libraries
of the country could hold the books that have been written about Him. He
never wrote a song, yet He has furnished the theme of more songs than all
songwriters combined. He never founded a college, yet all the schools
together cannot boast of as many students as He has. He never practiced
medicine, and yet He healed more broken hearts than the doctors did broken
bodies yet no leader ever made more volunteers, who have under His order made
rebels stack arms or surrender without a shot being fired. He is the Star of
Astronomy, the Rock of Geology, the Lion and the Lamb of Zoology, the harmonizer
of all discords, and the Healer of all diseases. Great men have come and
gone, yet He lives on. Herod could not hill Him, Satan could not seduce Him,
Death could not destroy Him, the grave could not hold Him, and even demons
obeyed Him. He fed the hungry multitudes with a boys
little lunch, broke up funerals, and gave back to life those that were dead. He laid aside His purple
robe for a peasant's gown. He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor. As to
how poor, ask Mary, ask the Wise Men. He slept in
another's manger; He cruised the lake in another's
boat. He rode on a borrowed beast; He was buried in a rich man's tomb. All failed, but He never.
He conquered death, rose on the third day as He said He would, ascended into
Heaven, is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God, and will one
day come in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory for His
born-again, blood-bought ones, who will be forever with Him according to promise.
After, He will judge the world in righteousness, when every knee shall bow to
Him and every tongue shall confess Him as Lord--His friends gladly, but His enemies
in great fear, seeking for a place to hide from His face (Rev. 6:15). The ever perfect One-He is
the Chief among ten thousand,
the only One Who can satisfy the soul and give everlasting life to those who
have it not. He is altogether lovely,
and He is my Saviour. --Author unknown |