6. Jesus found the way of obedience to
lead into pleasant places. Notwithstanding all the sorrows which marred
his countenance, he exclaimed, “Lo, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of
me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.” It may
seem strange, but while no other man was ever so thoroughly acquainted with
grief, it is our belief that no other man ever experienced so much joy and
delight in service, for no other served so faithfully with such great results
in view as his recompense of reward. All the saints can use the language of
this verse, and the more thoroughly they can enter into its contented,
grateful, joyful spirit the better for themselves, and the more glorious to
their God. Our Lord was poorer than we are, for he had not where to lay his
head, and yet when he mentioned his poverty he never used a word of murmuring.
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