God in Christ gave Himself for our sins. He suffered the cruel death of the cross, bore for us the burden of guilt, "the just for the unjust," that He might reveal to us His love and draw us to Himself. And He says, "Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:32, R.V. Let 115 Christ, the divine Life, dwell in you and through you reveal the heaven-born love that will inspire hope in the hopeless and bring heaven's peace to the sin-stricken heart. As we come to God, this is the condition which meets us at the threshold, that, receiving mercy from Him, we yield ourselves to reveal His grace to others.

I Kristus gav Gud sig selv for vore synder. Han led korsets grufulde død, »en retfærdig for uret færdige", for at han måtte kunne åbenbare sin kærlighed for os og drage os til sig. Og han siger: Vær »gode mod hverandre og barmhjertige, så I tilgiver hverandre, ligesom Gud har tilgivet jer i Kristus". (1Pet. 3,18; Ef. 4,32). Lad Kristus, det guddommelige liv, bo i jer og igennem jer åbenbare den himmelfødte kærlighed, som vil vække håb hos den, der er uden håb, og bringe himmelens fred til det hjerte, som synden har ramt. Dette er den betingelse, der møder os på tærskelen, når vi kommer til Gud, at vi, idet vi modtager barmhjertighed fra ham, hengiver os selv til at åbenbare hans nåde for andre.