meditate upon Jesus bearing His own cross as He went up to
Calvary.—John xix. 17. Dost thou not hear the voice of Christ? “If
any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow Me.”—Matt. xvi. 24.
_Affections._
“Draw me: we will run after Thee to the odor of Thy ointments.”—Cant. i.
3.
“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of Our Lord Jesus
Christ.”—Gal. vi. 14.
“Let us go forth therefore to Him without the camp, bearing His
reproach.”—Heb. xiii. 13.