Christ’s Example
“He that saith he abideth in Him, ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked” (1 John 2:6)1. Christ’s Example is our rule. It is to the Christian what imperial weights and measures are to men of traffic: from that standard there is no appeal.
It is not in every act of the blessed Lord that we should follow Him; but the mind of Christ is always our pattern. Instance: His forty days’ fasting. His precepts will guide us to discern His mind in considering His acts.
Adam, by creation God’s servant, brake away from the yoke: Christ, the Son of God, took on Him the servant’s form.
The children of God cannot grow in the knowledge of their own hearts, unless they be accustomed to set the Example of Christ before their inward eye. We ought to try our spirits, aims, thoughts, and desires, by the example of Christ. If we do this, we shall discern the current of self-willed pride running through our corrupt nature. A great discovery!
The Saviour was especially pleasing to God when He was dumb, and opened not His mouth - doing nothing, only suffering the will of God. It is well with us when treading in our Master’s steps.
The child of God proves the strength and grace of His heavenly Father only as he walks in the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ.