Has Christ provided such a blessed banquet for us? He does not nurse us abroadbut feeds us with His own breastnay, with His own blood! Let us, then, study to respond to this great love of Christ. It is true, we can never parallel His love. Yet let us show ourselves thankful. We can do nothing satisfactorybut we may do something out of gratitude. Christ gave Himself as a sin-offering for us. Let us give ourselves as a thank-offering for Him. If a man redeems another out of debtwill he not be grateful? How deeply do we stand obliged to Christwho has redeemed us from hell!
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