If men wrong you intentionally, they wrong themselves far worse
than they wrong you; and if you have the spirit of Jesus in your
heart you will pity them more than you pity yourself. They nailed
Jesus to the cross and hung Him up to die; they gave Him gall and
vinegar to drink; they cast votes for His seamless robe, and
divided His garments between them, while the crowd wagged their
heads at Him and mocked Him. Great was the injustice and wrong
they were inflicting upon Him, but He was not filled with anger,
only pity. He thought not of the wrong done Him, but of the wrong
they did themselves, and their sin against His Heavenly Father,
and He prayed not for judgment upon them, but that they might be
forgiven, and He won them, and is winning and will win the world.
Bless God!
"By mercy and truth iniquity is purged," wrote Solomon. "Put up
thy sword into the sheath, "and take mercy and truth for your
weapons, and God will be with you and for you, and great shall be
your victory and joy. Hallelujah!
"HAVE YE RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YE BELIEVED?"
XX.
VICTORY THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT OVER SUFFERING.
"Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you."
HAD there been no sin our Heavenly Father would have found other
means by which to develop in us passive virtues, and train us in
the graces of meekness, patience, long-suffering, and forbearance,
which so beautify and display the Christian character.
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