Christ was continually receiving from the Father that He might communicate to us. "The word which ye hear," He said, "is not Mine, but the Father's which sent Me." John 14:24. "The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister." Matt. 20:28. Not for Himself, but for others, He lived and thought and prayed. From hours spent with God He came forth morning by morning, to bring the light of heaven to men. Daily He received a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit. In the early hours of the new day the Lord awakened Him from His slumbers, and His soul and His lips were anointed with grace, that He might impart to others. His words were given Him fresh from the heavenly courts, words that He might speak in season to the weary and oppressed. "The Lord God hath given Me," He said, "the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth Mine ear to hear as the learned." Isa. 50:4. 140

Kristus modtog stadig undervisning fra sin Fader for at han kunne meddele den til os. "Det ord, I hører" sagde han, "er ikke mit, men Faderens, som har sendt mig." "Menneskesønnen er ikke kommen for at lade sig tjene, men for selv at tjene." Han levede, tænkte og bad ikke for sig selv, men for andre. Efter at have tilbragt flere timer sammen med Gud kom han morgen efter morgen for at bringe lyset fra Himmelen til menneskene. Han modtog daglig på ny Helligåndens dåb. I de tidlige morgentimer vækkede Gud ham af hans søvn, og hans sind og læber blev salvet med nåde, som han kunne tildele andre. De ord, som han talte, blev hver dag givet ham fra Himmelen, så han havde et ord i rette tid for det trætte og nedbøjede. "Den Herre Herren gav mig lærlinges tunge," sagde han, "at jeg skulle vide at styrke de trætte med ord; han vækker hver morgen mit øre, han vækker det til at høre, som lærlinge hører"