Love of Christ | AdventAI

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 24, 1860

Love of Christ.

If but one or two of the shallowest waves should roll in upon the shore of your heart from the ocean of God's love in Christ, you would shake off your unbelieving fears, and run after God, longing to be bathed in the unfathomable ocean of that love.

Did you know in any measure "what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, of the love of Christ which passeth knowledge," you would flee into the embrace of his everlasting arms, with bold awe, and confident reverence.

What baubles, gewgaws, empty shadows, the pleasures, the profits, the honors of this world are! O that we may tread them under foot, that we may win Christ!

One glimpse of Christ's excellency and glory would make us sick of longings and thirstings after the enjoyment of his love.

Did we but see a millionth part of the loveliness of him who is "altogether lovely," we would cry aloud: "Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee."