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Temperance
Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith
unto Him, All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down
and worship me.” Divinity flashed through humanity, and Christ
said, “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship
the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”
Satan left the field as a conquered foe. Our Saviour passed over
the ground and was victor. He was fainting on the field of battle.
There was no bosom to cradle His head, and no hand to pass over
His brow. Angels came and ministered unto Him. Just such help we
may claim. Christ saw it was impossible for man to overcome in his
own behalf. He came to bring moral power to man. This is our only
hope.
Victory Through Christ
—We see the importance of overcom-
ing appetite. Christ overcame, and we may obtain the victory as
Christ did. He passed over the ground, and there is victory for man.
What has He done for the human family? He has elevated man in
the scale of moral value. We may become conquerors through our
Sufficiency. There is hope for the most hopeless, in Christ. “Can the
Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye
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also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” “Come now, and let
us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool.” There we have the rich promises of God. What
did Christ come here for? To represent the Father. What a heart of
love and sympathy! He came to bring eternal life, to break every
band. When God gave His Son, He gave all heaven. He could give
no more.
The Value of a Soul
—“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the
meek, He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are
bound.” He is the only One that had power to do it. Here the great
price has been paid for souls sunk in sin. Man must be of value.
Christ weighs him. Christ’s taking human nature upon Himself
shows that He places a value upon every soul. “What? Know ye
not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought
with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,