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Reconciled To God By Christ’s Death, January 24
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his
Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 5:10
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The cross is invested with a power that language cannot express. Christ’s
sacrifice in behalf of the human race puts to shame our meager efforts and methods
to meet and uplift humanity, to help sinful men and women to find Jesus.
The work of the sons and daughters of God must be of a different character
than has yet been manifested by a large number. If they love Jesus, they will have
enlarged ideas of the love that has been expressed for fallen man, which required
the provision of so expensive an offering to save the human race. Our Saviour
asks the cooperation of every son and daughter of Adam who has become a son
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or daughter of God.... Our Saviour declares that He brought from heaven as a
donation eternal life. He was to be lifted up upon the cross of Calvary to draw
all men unto Him. How then shall we treat the purchased inheritance of Christ?
Tenderness, appreciation, kindness, sympathy, and love should be shown to them.
Then we may work to help and bless one another. In this work we have more
than human brotherhood. We have the exalted companionship of heavenly angels.
They cooperate with us in the work of enlightening high and low.
Having engaged in the work, the amazing work of our redemption, Christ
determined in council with His Father to spare nothing, however costly, to withhold
nothing however highly it might be estimated, that would rescue the poor sinner.
He would give all heaven to this work of salvation, of restoring the moral image
of God in man.... To be a child of God is to be one with Christ in God, and to put
forth our hands in earnest, self-sacrificing love to strengthen and bless the souls
that are perishing in their sins.
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