Morning, March 28 Go To Evening Reading “The love of Christ which passeth knowledge.” —Ephesians 3:19 The love of Christ in its sweetness, fulness, greatness, and faithfulness passeth all human comprehension. Where shall language be found that shall describe his matchless, unparalleled love towards the children of men? It is so vast and boundless that, as the swallow but skimmeth the water, and diveth not into its depths, so all descriptive words but touch the surface, while depths immeasurable lie beneath. Well, might the poet say, “O love, thou fathomless abyss!” This love of Christ is measureless and fathomless; none can attain it. Before we can have any right idea of the love of Jesus, we must understand his previous glory in its height of majesty and his incarnation upon the earth in all its depths of shame. But who can tell us the majesty of Christ? When enthroned in the highest heavens, he was very God of very God; by him were the heavens made, and all the hosts the
Morning, March 27 Go To Evening Reading “Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.” —Matthew 26:56 He never deserted them, but they, in cowardly fear for their lives, fled from him at the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger and had promised to die rather than leave their Master, yetd with sudden panic they weren seized and take to their heels. It may be that I, at the opening of this day, have braced up my mind to bear a trial for the Lord’s sake. I imagine myself to be sure to exhibit perfect fidelity, but let me be very jealous of myself. Lest I have the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing to promise and quite another to perform. It would have been their eternal honor to have stood at Jesus’ side right manfully; they fled fr