The Satisfying Power of a Great Aspiration
John 4:29-30
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?…


It was this prospect that cheered and refreshed Him. When our 33rd regiment was nearing Magdala, they had marched for hours over burning plains, under a scorching sky, without water or rest, and the heat began to tell upon the men — many were ready to fall down from exhaustion — when suddenly the sharp cracking of rifles told our soldiers that the foe was in the front and fighting had begun. Hunger, thirst, exhaustion, were all forgotten in the excitement and desire for the fray. If a desire like this could make soldiers forget weariness, much more a desire to save a sinner could so fill the loving, tender heart of Jesus with such delight and satisfaction.

(R. H. Lovell.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

WEB: "Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?"




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