DAILY?READINGS: Judges 17-18; Isaiah 36 to 37:7; 1 Corinthians 14
He saved others; Himself He cannot save. Mark 15:31
How thankful we ought to be for these words! If the Lord Jesus had refused the cross, or if in the end He had come down from the cross, we would still be in our sins. It would have meant that there was a limit to God’s love. It would have suggested that God had a line drawn beyond which He would not go. He would have not been willing to allow His Son to suffer for lost sinners. But thank God He went all the way. Thank God He suffered as no other, proving that “God so loved the world” (John 3:16). There is no limit to His infinite love! As we remember the cross, may we focus on the tremendous cost of our salvation. —Jim Comte
O love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—the saints’ and angels’ song! —F. Lehman