[Manna - January 5]
The reproaches of them that reproached Thee fell on Me. Romans 15:3
LET us see to it that we bear the reproaches of
Christ as He bore them,—with pity and prayer for
the erring and depraved, if perchance God may grant
them repentance; and with humble fortitude esteeming
it a privilege to prove our devotion to the Lord
by enduring hardness in His service as good soldiers.
He was not surprised by the exhibitions of human
depravity: He knew that He was in an unfriendly
world bound by sin and largely under the dominion
of the prince of darkness, and therefore He expected
reproaches, taunts and persecutions, all of which He
endured patiently while His great loving heart, almost
unmindful of its own sufferings, was full of pity
and loving concern for others. Z.'96-83 R1964:5