[Songs in the Night - April 28]
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. Luke 6:32, 33
THE standard for the Lord's people is still higher
than that of gratitude, though it must include this.
Our standard is benevolence, a forgiveness of those
who transgress against us, and who say all manner of
evil against us falsely.
Such as attain this degree of
character likeness to their Lord receive an extra blessing
from him in proportion, and are bidden to rejoice
and be exceeding glad, and to know that they will have
a reward in heaven. Z'08-202 R4200:5 (Hymn 219)