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“The Light of Life”
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No Sin in Jesus
“Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do
you not believe Me?” Day by day for three years Christ’s enemies
had been trying to find some stain in His character. Satan had been
looking for a way to overcome Him but had found nothing to take
advantage of in Him. Even the devils were forced to confess, “You
are—the Holy One of God!”
Mark 1:24
. Jesus lived the law in the
sight of heaven, in the sight of unfallen worlds, and in the sight of
sinful humanity. He had spoken, unchallenged, words that would
have been blasphemy from any other lips: “I always do those things
that please Him.”
The Jews did not recognize God’s voice in the message of His
Son. They thought that they were passing judgment on Christ, but
they were pronouncing sentence on themselves. “He who is of God,”
said Jesus, “hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because
you are not of God.”
Many who love to quibble, to criticize, looking for something
to question in the Word of God, think that this is evidence of inde-
pendent thought and a sharp mind. But hunting for sticks and straws
reveals a narrow and earthly nature, a heart that is quickly losing its
ability to appreciate God. As a flower turns to the sun so that the
bright rays may touch it with tints of beauty, the heart will turn to
the Sun of Righteousness so that heaven’s light may beautify the
character with the graces of Christ.
Jesus continued, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day,
and he saw it and was glad.” Abraham offered up the most earnest
prayer, asking to see the Messiah before he died. And God gave him
a supernatural light, a view of the divine sacrifice for sin. He had
an illustration of this sacrifice in his own experience. The command
came to Him, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you
love, ... and offer him there as a burnt offering.”
Genesis 22:2
. Upon
the altar he laid the son of promise. Then, with the knife upraised to
obey God, he heard a Voice from heaven saying, “Do not lay your
hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you
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fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from
Me.”
Genesis 22:12
. God imposed this terrible ordeal on Abraham
so that he could see the day of Christ and realize God’s great love