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From Heaven With Love
His was a divine character. His life was as leaven working amid the
elements of society. Undefiled, He walked among the thoughtless,
the rude, the uncourteous, amid unjust publicans, reckless prodigals,
unrighteous Samaritans, heathen soldiers, rough peasants, and the
mixed multitude. He spoke a word of sympathy as He saw men
weary yet compelled to bear heavy burdens. He repeated to them
lessons He had learned from nature of the love and goodness of God.
He taught all to look on themselves as endowed with precious
talents. By His own example He taught that every moment of time
is to be cherished as a treasure and employed for holy purposes.
He passed by no human being as worthless, but sought to inspire
with hope the most rough and unpromising, assuring them that they
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might attain such a character as would make them manifest as the
children of God. Often He met those who had no power to break
from Satan’s snare. To such, discouraged, sick, tempted, and fallen,
Jesus would speak words of tenderest pity.
Others He met were fighting a hand-to-hand battle with the
adversary of souls. These He encouraged to persevere, for angels of
God were on their side and would give them victory. Those whom
He helped were convinced that here was One in whom they could
trust with perfect confidence.
Jesus was interested in every phase of suffering, and to every
sufferer He brought relief, His kind words having a soothing balm.
None could say He had worked a miracle, but virtue—the healing
power of love—went out from Him. Thus in an unobtrusive way He
worked for people from His very childhood.
Yet through childhood, youth, and manhood, Jesus walked alone.
In purity and faithfulness, there was none with Him. See
Isaiah 63:3
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He knew that unless there was a decided change in the principles and
purposes of the human race, all would be lost. Filled with intense
purpose, He carried out the design of His life that He Himself should
be the light of men.
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