"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. 9:15.
Those who receive Christ by faith will be looked upon by
Heaven as precious pearls for which the merchantman has paid an
infinite price, and the human agents who find Christ will realize that
they have found a heavenly treasure. They will be anxious to sell all
that they have in order to buy the field which contains this treasure.
As they contemplate the love of God, as the plan of salvation opens
to their view, as the mystery of Christ’s condescension becomes
plainer to them, as they see the sacrifice that He made for them, they
count nothing too dear to give up for His sake. The more they dwell
upon the wonderful love of God, the vaster becomes its proportions,
and the brightness of the glory of God becomes too glorious for
mortal vision.
The Lord God of heaven collected all the riches of the universe,
and laid them down in order to purchase the pearl of lost human-
ity. The Father gave all His divine resources into the hands of Christ
in order that the richest blessings of heaven might be poured out
upon a fallen race. God could not express greater love than He has
expressed in giving the Son of His bosom to this world. This gift
was given to man to convince him that God had left nothing un-
done that He could do, that there is nothing held in reserve, but
that all heaven has been poured out in one vast gift. The present
and eternal happiness of man consists in receiving God’s love, and
in keeping God’s commandments.
Christ is our redeemer. He is the Word that became flesh and
dwelt among us. He is the fountain in which we may be washed and
cleansed from all impurity. He is the costly sacrifice that has been
given for the reconciliation of man. The universe of heaven, the
worlds unfallen, the fallen world, and the confederacy of evil can-
not say that God could do more for the salvation of man than He
has done. Never can His gift be surpassed, never can He display a
richer depth of love. Calvary represents His crowning work. . . . The
Lord would have His followers enraptured with God through the
knowledge of His paternal character."12
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