Have you ever thought of the twofold joy which the Lord Jesus had as He walked this earth? One which was never interrupted, the joy He had as a dependent Man in His Father, and the other which was often interrupted by proud, independent man.
He came freighted with all that could meet man's need for time and eternity, and the heart of man was closed against Him, but whenever He met a heart to whom He could communicate the blessing, and who was ready to receive it, He had a joy in doing it, which He never could have had in glory. " At that time (when the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, had rejected Him) Jesus answered and said, I thank Thee, 0 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." Matt. 2: 25.
TO EVERY MAN HIS WORK."
" He gave authority to His servants, and to every man
his work." Mark 13. 34.