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Grace and Dignity in Daily Duties, February 26
His speech [margin] is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
Song
of Solomon 5:16
.
Study the life that Christ lived while on this earth. He did not neglect
the smallest, simplest duty. Perfection marked all that He did. Look to
Him for help, and you will be enabled to perform your daily duties with
the grace and dignity of one who is seeking for the crown of immortal
life.
We dwell much on the grandeur of Christ’s life. We speak of the great
things that He accomplished, of the miracles He wrought, of how He
spoke peace to the tempestuous waters, restored sight to the blind and
hearing to the deaf, and raised the dead to life. But His attention to small
things is even higher proof of His greatness. Listen to Him speaking to
Martha as she comes to Him with the request that He bid her sister help
her with the serving. He tells her not to allow the cares of the household
to disturb the peace of her soul. “Martha, Martha,” He says, “thou art
careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and
Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her”
(
Luke 10:41, 42
).
Listen to the words that He spoke as the weary mothers brought their
children to Him to be blessed. The disciples, unwilling that their Master
should be disturbed, were sending the women away, but Christ said,
“Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of
such is the kingdom of God” (
Mark 10:14
). And taking them in His arms,
He blessed them. Could the future of these children be opened before us
we could see the mothers recalling to the minds of the children the scene
of that day and repeating the loving words of the Saviour.... This same
Jesus is your Saviour.
The divine beauty of the character of Christ, of whom the noblest and
most gentle among men are but a faint reflection; of whom Solomon by
the Spirit of inspiration wrote, He is “the chiefest among ten thousand....
Yea, he is altogether lovely”; ... the self-denying Redeemer, throughout
His pilgrimage of love on earth was a living representation of the character
of the law of God.
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