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Testimonies for the Church Volume 2
pleasures and enjoyments of this life. But He did not; He considered
not His own convenience. He lived not to gratify Himself, but to
do good and to save others from suffering, to help those who most
needed help. He endured to the end. The chastisement of our peace
was upon Him, and He hath borne the iniquity of us all. The bitter
cup was apportioned to us to drink. Our sins mingled it. But our dear
Saviour took the cup from our lips and drank it Himself, and in its
stead He presents to us a cup of mercy, blessing, and salvation. Oh,
what an immense sacrifice was this for the fallen race! What love,
what wondrous and matchless love! After all this manifestation of
suffering to show His love, shall we shrink from the small trials we
have to bear? Can we love Christ, and refuse to lift the cross? Can
we love to be with Him in glory, and not follow Him even from the
judgment hall to Calvary? If Christ be in us the hope of glory, we
shall walk even as He walked; we shall imitate His life of sacrifice
to bless others; we shall drink of the cup, and be baptized with the
baptism; we shall welcome a life of devotion, trial, and self-denial,
for Christ’s sake. Heaven will be cheap enough whatever sacrifice
we may make to obtain it.
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