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 summit, they  may  be  able  to  touch  the  heavens  with their hand  or  take  possession  of  the  sun. But the pathway heavenward  lies  not  on  earthly  slopes,  however fair;  no,  not  even  up  glorious  Thabor  does  it lead,  but  up  Calvary  alone,  for  as  it  was  necessary  for Christ to  suffer  and  so  enter  into  His  glory,  so  His every faithful  follower  must  deny  himself  and  take up his  cross  and  follow  the  Saviour  through  many tribulations into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.

Brethren, we  have  twice  heard  Christ's  divinity proclaimed by  God  the  Father  Himself;  we  have heard it  from  the  angels  by  His  empty  tomb;  we  have read it  in  almost  every  chapter  of  the  Scriptures,  Old and New;  Nature  has  confessed  it  by  her  wondrous obedience; Christ  has  proven  it  by  His  prophecies and miracles;  the  blood  of  the  martyrs  loudly  asserts it; the  marvellous  spread  of  the  Christian  religion does and  will  bear  testimony  to  it  for  all  time. But these arguments  are  for  the  unbelieving. For ourselves, we  have  within  us  an  indefinable  sense  of  security, whereby,  without  inquiring  into  the  why  or the  wherefore,  we  believe  in  Our  Lord  with  a  faith that nothing  can  shatter. Blessed are  they  that  have not seen  and  have  believed. Our faith  is  our  joy  and our crown. Let it  also  instil  into  our  lives  a  measure of  salutary  fear. When the  Lord  was  made  flesh and dwelt  amongst  us,  He  came  as  the  lowliest  of  the low. Let us  not  forget  He  is  to  come  again  with power and  majesty  to  render  to  every  man  according to his  deserts,  when  the  wicked  shall  go  into  everlasting fire  but  the  just  into  life  everlasting.