February 28: Heavenly Happiness.
He Delighted in Serving Others.
"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete."--John 15:11, NIV
OUR SAVIOUR'S JOY was in the uplifting and redemption of fallen men. For this He counted not His life dear unto Himself, but endured the cross, despising the shame.--Steps to Christ, 77.
Ever before Him He saw the result of His mission. His earthly life, so full of toil and self-sacrifice, was cheered by the prospect that He would not have all this travail for nought. By giving His life for the life of men, He would win back the world to its loyalty to God.--The Desire of Ages, 410.
The accomplishment of the mission which He had left heaven to perform strengthened the Saviour for His labor, and lifted Him above the necessities of humanity. To minister to a soul hungering and thirsting for the truth was more grateful to Him than eating or drinking. It was a comfort, a refreshment, to Him. Benevolence was the life of His soul.--The Desire of Ages, 190.
The spirit of Christ's self-sacrificing love is the spirit that pervades heaven and is the very essence of its bliss. This is the spirit that Christ's followers will possess, the work that they will do.--Steps to Christ, 77.
"If one of you wants to be first, you must be the slaves of all.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served;
he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
--Mark 10:44, 45, GNT
He Delighted in Serving Others.
"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete."--John 15:11, NIV
OUR SAVIOUR'S JOY was in the uplifting and redemption of fallen men. For this He counted not His life dear unto Himself, but endured the cross, despising the shame.--Steps to Christ, 77.
Ever before Him He saw the result of His mission. His earthly life, so full of toil and self-sacrifice, was cheered by the prospect that He would not have all this travail for nought. By giving His life for the life of men, He would win back the world to its loyalty to God.--The Desire of Ages, 410.
The accomplishment of the mission which He had left heaven to perform strengthened the Saviour for His labor, and lifted Him above the necessities of humanity. To minister to a soul hungering and thirsting for the truth was more grateful to Him than eating or drinking. It was a comfort, a refreshment, to Him. Benevolence was the life of His soul.--The Desire of Ages, 190.
The spirit of Christ's self-sacrificing love is the spirit that pervades heaven and is the very essence of its bliss. This is the spirit that Christ's followers will possess, the work that they will do.--Steps to Christ, 77.
"If one of you wants to be first, you must be the slaves of all.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served;
he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
--Mark 10:44, 45, GNT
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