Morning, April 5 . Go To Evening Reading "They laid the cross on him, that he might bear it after Jesus." —Luke 23:26 We see in Simon carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark, then, Christian, Jesus does not suffer to exclude your suffering. He bears a cross, not that you may escape it, but that you may endure it. Christ exempts you from sin, but not from sorrow. Remember that, and expect to suffer. But let us comfort ourselves with this thought, that in our case, as in Simon's, it is not our cross, but Christ's cross which we carry. When you are molested for your piety; when your religion brings the trial of cruel mockings upon you, then remember it is not your cross, it is Christ's cross; and how delightful is it to carry the cross of our Lord Jesus! You carry the cross after him . You have a blessed company; your path is marked with the footprints of your Lord. Th...
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Morning, April 4 . Go To Evening Reading “For he hath made him sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” —2 Corinthians 5:21 Mourning Christian! Why weepest thou? Art thou mourning over thine own corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and remember, thou art complete in him; thou art in God’s sight as perfect as if thou hadst never sinned; nay, more than that, the Lord our Righteousness hath put a divine garment upon thee, so that thou hast more than the righteousness of man—thou hast the righteousness of God. O thou who art mourning because of inbred sin and depravity, remember, none of thy sins can condemn thee. Thou hast learned to hate sin; but thou hast learned also to know that sin is not thine—it was laid upon Christ’s head. Thy standing is not in thyself—it is in Christ; thine acceptance is not in thyself, but in thy Lord; thou art as much accepted of God to-day, with all thy sinfulness, as thou wilt be when thou standest bef...