3월 26일 스펄전 아침묵상 “예수께서 대답하시되……나를 찾거든 이 사람들의 가는 것을 용납하라.” [요한복음 18장 8절]
March 26 "Jesus said unto them, If ye seek me, let these go their way" (John 18: 8). Mark, my soul, the care Jesus manifested, even in His hour of trial, toward the sheep of His hand! The ruling passion is strong in death. He resigns Himself to the enemy, but He interposes a word of power to set His disciples free. As to Himself, like a sheep before her shearers, He is dumb and opens not His mouth. Yet, for His disciples' sake, He speaks with Almighty energy. This is love--constant, unselfish, faithful love. But is there more here than is to be found on the surface? Have we not the very soul and spirit of the atonement in these words? The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep and pleads that they must therefore go free. The Surety is bound, and justice demands that those for whom He stands a substitute should go their way. In the midst of Egypt's bondage, that voice rin...