Christ's Willing Delight in Redemptive Suffering
When Christ declared, "I delight to do thy will, O my God" (Psalm 40:8), He spoke from the depths of genuine pleasure—not grim duty. Spurgeon...
This is historical examples on christ's willing sacrifice and joyful obedience, drawing on Psalms 40:8.
When Christ declared, "I delight to do thy will, O my God" (Psalm 40:8), He spoke from the depths of genuine pleasure—not grim duty. Spurgeon reminds us that even in eternity, when the Son reclined in the Father's blessed bosom, His delights were with the sons of men. The prospect of redemption animated His heart. When Christ arrived in the world and endured mounting abuses, He cried out: "How am I straitened, or pained till it be accomplished!"…
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