PatienceBehold the infinite patience of Jesus! Even among His own disciples, how forbearingly He endured their blindness, their misconceptions and hardness of heart...
Learning from JesusBy contemplating Christ we learn how meekly and lowly a child of God should walk in times of worldly prosperity...
The Divine Side of ThingsIsaiah had never had that kind of vision before. Most certainly he had had spiritual experiences, but never one in which the Lord was so exalted in overwhelming glory ...
Following the example of ChristThe example of Jesus was HOLY and SANCTIFYING. All who came into His presence could feel how dreadful, yet how attractive, HOLINESS was...
Sympathy from ChristHow earnestly and touchingly did Christ ask His disciples: "Stay here and watch with me, while I go yonder and pray."...
ThankfulnessA thankful spirit pervaded the entire life of Jesus, and surrounded with a heavenly halo His otherwise darkened path. In moments we least expect to find it...
Gentleness in rebukeHow beautifully did Jesus unite intense sensibility to sin — along with tenderest compassion for the sinner...
Fidelity in rebukeJesus never spoke one unnecessarily harsh or severe word. The giving of a wise reproof requires much Christian prudence and delicate discretion...
Consider Jesus– in Communion with GodJesus literally "walked with God." As man, He was deeply conscious of the spiritual necessities of man; and as the God-man Mediator, He felt the need of looking up to the Strong One for strength...
Forgiveness of injuriesMany a death-struggle has been made — to save a friend. A dying Savior gathers up His expiring breath — to plead for His foes!...