sense whatsoever. There’s a great gulf between Christ’s entrance into the world and that which we have experienced personally. You and I were born in sin, shapen in iniquity. We came into the world by natural generation. If our Redeemer were not miraculously conceived, then His value would be minimized absolute ly. If His birth was not virgin, He was only worth one of us, and not ten thousand. Not only was Christ holier in His birth but also was purer in His life than any other man. Listen to the Saviour’s own claim, “Which of you convinceth me of sin?” Jesus Christ had a dual nature, combining only one holy nature. In this He was un like you and me. If you think of the saintliest man or woman you’ve ever met or heard about, and compare such an individual with the unsullied life of the Son of God, it would be like holding a candle to the light of the sun. Everything pales before Him. The Lord of glory was also firmer than man in His friendships. King David was willing to suffer with his people but, responding to their con siderate words, he remained behind in a safe place. Christ said, “I will surely go forth with you myself al so.” He went, suffering Himself to be tested in all points like as we are. He shares all of our experiences apart from sin. While the best friends of life can fail, Christ s friendship is constant and continu ing. What does the world know of this ? Are we giving the Saviour all the love, devotion and adoration which is rightfully His as we look into the Word of God? His grace is more far- reaching than that of any member 13
P art I O ne OF the most important as- spects of the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ is His virgin birth. Actually, th is supernatural miracle is not so much that Mary gave birth to a child, but that she was overshadowed by the Holy Spir it. The world may not value the Sav iour any more than what Judas got in his betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, the market price for a common slave. Christ’s price is far above rubies. In II Samuel 18:3 we find the words concerning David, “Thou art worth ten thousand of us.” The Israelites were trying to persuade him not to go to battle. Again in Song of Solo mon 5:10 we read, “My beloved . . . the chiefest among ten thousand.” This was the testimony of the bride concerning her lover. David was not without his faults. The Bible cer tainly doesn’t try to gloss over them in any sense. Yet he was a great leader, held in high esteem by his people. David had been divinely anointed as Israel’s sovereign. To the Israelites he was a mighty vic tor; to the Philistines a source of constant terror. David carried out no revenge against his rebellious son Absalom. “Would God I had died for thee!” was his heart’s cry. Israel’s illustrious King David is an out standing symbol and type of Jesus Christ, the eternal King. Put those two statements of Scripture together, “Thou art worth ten thousand of us” and “My beloved . . > is the chiefest among ten thousand.” We need to remember that David is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although the Saviour condescended to become a Man, the Son of God was, unlike us, without sin in any
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