344 EXPOSITORY THOUGHTS.

sense of Christ's unutterable love to our souls. Let us remember what we are, corrupt, evil, and miserable sin- ners. Let us remember who the Lord Jesus is, the eter- nal Son of God, the maker of all things. And then let us remember that for our sakes Jesus voluntarily en- dured the most painful, horrible, and disgraceful death. Surely the thought of this love should constrain us daily to live not unto ourselves, but unto Christ. It should make us ready and willing to present our bodies a liv- ing sacrifice to Him who lived and died for us. (2 Cor. v. 4. Kom xii. 1.) Let the cross of Christ be often be- fore our minds. Rightly understood, no object in all Christianity is so likely to have a sanctifying as well as a comforting effect on our souh.