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God’s Love for Man
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There were whole villages where there was not one cry of pain, for
He had gone through and healed all the sick.
The work of Jesus showed that He was sent from heaven. Love,
mercy, and pity were shown in every act of His life. His heart was
touched with tender love for people.
God’s Son became a human being so that He could help people.
The poorest and humblest were not afraid to come to Him. Even
little children wanted to be near Him. They loved to climb up on
His knees and look into His thoughtful, loving face.
Jesus did not keep back one word of truth, but He always spoke
with love. He was gentle, kind, and thoughtful to others. He was
never rude and never spoke more severely than necessary. He never
hurt anyone. He did not scold people for their weaknesses. He told
the truth, but always in love.
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He spoke against insincerity, unbelief, and sin, but sadness was
in His voice when He had to speak sharply. Jesus cried over the city
He loved, because it would not receive Him as the way, the truth,
and the life. The people had turned against their Saviour, but He
looked on them with tender pity.
Jesus did not live to please Himself, but He had thoughtful care
for others. Every person was precious in His sight. He looked with
tender love on every member of God’s family. He saw all human
beings as people who needed to be saved.
The life Jesus lived shows us His character. His life also shows
us God’s character. Rivers of heavenly love flow out from the heart
of God to us through His Son. Jesus, the tender, pitying Saviour,
was God, who “appeared in human form.”
1 Timothy 3:16
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Jesus lived and suffered and died to save us. He became a “Man
of sorrows” so that we could share in everlasting joy. God let His
dear Son leave the glory of heaven and come to a world spoiled by
sin. He let Him come to a world dark with the shadow of death.
He let His precious Son leave His presence and the worship of the
angels. He let Him suffer shame, hate, and death. But “we are
healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he
received.”
Isaiah 53:5
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See Jesus in the desert, in Gethsemane, and upon the cross! The
perfect Son of God took upon Himself the weight of sin. He had
been one with God, but on the cross He felt the awful separation sin