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Our Example
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps” (1 Peter 2:21).
In reading through the four Gospels it is striking to note the way in which every hour of the time of the Lord is filled up. There is no loitering in the days of the Lord on earth, no looking for ease, no self-seeking. He is taken up with untiring activities of service and love. When He does seek solitude it is to be alone with God His Father. At twelve years of age He could say, “I must be about My Father’s business (Luke 2:49). Later on, He confirms, “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work” (John 5:17).
We find Him by night, praying; by day in the Temple, teaching; along the road, healing; in homes, comforting; on the hillside, feeding the multitude; in the cemetery, raising the dead; with publicans and sinners, eating with them and forgiving sins. He never acted for self, He lived for the glory of God, and He lived a selfless life for the blessing of others.
What an example for us! Would that we were more like our Lord and Master!
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