What is the real Christ? Divine humility, bowed
down into the very depths for our salvation. The humility of Jesus is our
salvation. We read, "He humbled Himself, therefore God hath highly exalted
Him." The secret of His exaltation to the throne is this: He humbled
Himself before God and man. Humility is the Christ of God, and now in
Heaven, to-day, that Christ, the Man of humility, is on the throne of God.
What do I see? A Lamb standing, as it had been slain, on the throne; in
the glory He is still the meek and gentle Lamb of God. His humility is the
badge He wears there. You often use that name--the Lamb of God--and you use
it in connection with the blood of the sacrifice. You sing the praise of
the Lamb, and you put your trust in the blood of the Lamb. Praise God for
the blood. You never can trust that too much. But I am afraid you forget
that the word "Lamb" must mean to us two things: it must mean not only a
sacrifice, the shedding of blood, but it must mean to us the meekness of
God, incarnate upon earth, the meekness of God represented in the meekness
and gentleness of a little Lamb.
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