 "He (Jesus) passed by no human
being as worthless, but sought to apply the healing remedy to every soul. In whatever
company He found Himself He presented a lesson appropriate to the time and the
circumstances. Every neglect or insult shown by men to their fellow
men only made Him more conscious of their need of His divine-human sympathy. He sought to inspire with hope the roughest and most unpromising, setting
before them the assurance that they might become blameless and harmless, attaining such a
character as would make them manifest as the children of God. Often He met those
who had drifted under Satan's control, and who had no power to break from his snare. To
such a one, discouraged, sick, tempted, fallen, Jesus would speak words of tenderest pity,
words that were needed and could be understood. Others He met who were fighting a
hand-to-hand battle with the adversary of souls. These He encouraged to persevere,
assuring them that they would win; for angels of God were on their side and would give
them the victory.
At the table of the publicans He sat as an honored guest, by His sympathy and social
kindliness showing that He recognized the dignity of humanity; and men longed to become
worthy of His confidence. Upon their thirsty hearts His words fell with blessed,
life-giving power. New impulses were awakened, and to these outcasts of society there
opened the possibility of a new life.
The
Ministry of Healing, p. 25-26
Special
thanks to:
Tom
and Pat Leeson for providing the beautiful photo,
and Call
to Praise
for the song clip.
The staff at HopeNet
prays that these thoughts have brought encouragement to
you, that you have been inspired to seek after the true
source of all Hope, the Lord Jesus Christ. We would
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