March 29

For your sakes he became poor. — 2 COR. viii. 9.

Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. — LUKE ix. 38.

IT is the glory of faith that it "esteems the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for it looks away to the recompense of the reward." Thus Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of man in his one person, when on earth as our good Shepherd and great Captain, to seek and save the lost by his life of self-sacrifice and sufferings, was able to "endure the cross, despising the shame," by looking to "the glory that should follow." No person can be trained for the service of Christ and follow his example without the discipline of tribulation and faith fixed on Christ in his glory. In union with him through his Holy Spirit, we will make cheerfully any sacrifice, and rejoice in toil and tribulation to "follow him fully," as did Caleb and Joshua.

Then at length shall we feel as Caleb and Joshua felt, when, as Israel were on the bank of Jordan, these two old soldiers with armor on were at their post in the ranks, waiting for the sound of the trumpet, the signal for the advance in their last march across, dry-shod, into "the good land beyond Jordan." This King of glory, the Conqueror "crowned with many crowns," — once the poor man of Galilee, — is still in tender sympathy with his redeemed ones, and as the good Shepherd will ever "lead them to living fountains of waters and wipe away all tears from their eyes."

Geo. Burrowes.

Who suffer with our Master here, We shall before his face appear, And by his side sit down; To patient faith the prize is sure, And all that to the end endure The cross, shall wear the crown.

C. WESLEY.