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 Jesus Draws Us to Himself with the Love Manifested on the Cross ㅡ

 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

 This he said, signifying what death he should die.”

 (John 12:32, 33)

 It is not the fear of punishment, or the hope of everlasting reward, that leads the disciples of Christ to follow Him.

 Love awakens in the heart of the beholders. They hear His voice, and they follow Him.

 Though now He has ascended to the presence of God, and shares the throne of the universe, Jesus has lost none of His compassionate nature.

 Today the same tender, sympathizing heart is open to all the woes of humanity.

 Today the hand that was pierced is reached forth to bless more abundantly His people that are in the world.

 “And they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.”

 The soul that has given himself to Christ is more precious in His sight than the whole world.

 The Saviour would have passed through the agony of Calvary that one might be saved in His kingdom.

 He will never abandon one for whom He has died. Unless His followers choose to leave Him, He will hold them fast.

 (The Desire of Ages 480)