"He who beholds the Saviour's matchless love will be elevated in thought, purified in heart, transformed in character. He will go forth to be a light to the world, to reflect in some degree this mysterious love...
.. The more we contemplate the cross of Christ, the more fully shall we adopt the language of the apostle when he said,... "
"God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.' Galatians 6:14.
"It is by receiving the life for us poured out on Calvary's cross, that we can live the life of holiness"..
..[b]And this life we receive by receiving His word, by doing those things which He has commanded. Thus we become one with Him. "He that eateth My flesh," He says, "and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me." John 6:54, 56, 57. To the holy Communion this scripture in a special sense applies... [/b][/size][/color]
..As faith contemplates our Lord's great sacrifice, the soul assimilates the spiritual life of Christ. That soul will receive spiritual strength from every Communion. The service forms a living connection by which the believer is bound up with Christ, and thus bound up with the Father. In a special sense it forms a connection between dependent human beings and God."
To be more like Jesus,,,to grow in grace with love and forgiveness towards others &, to be willing to exemplify by my life and love for others what the transforming power of God's Amazing Grace can do if we are willing to surrender to Him. That is my desire, how about YOU?[/b]
Not I, but Christ be honored, loved, exalted,
Not I, but Christ be seen, be known and heard;
Not I, but Christ in every look and action,
Not I, but Christ in every thought and word.
Oh, to be saved from myself, dear Lord,
Oh, to be lost in Thee, Oh, that it may be no more I,..
But Christ that lives in me.