That we might not die, Christ died; that we might not be cursed, Jesus was cursed and fastened to the tree; that we might be received, he was rejected; that we might be approved, he was despised; and that we might live forever, he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.
Charles Spurgeon
In him I have an offering, an altar, a temple, a priest, a sun, a shield, a Savior, a Shepherd, a hiding place, a resting place, food, medicine, riches, honor, wisdom, righteousness, holiness; in short, everything.
John Newton
"He is not here." This is the only place of which it could be considered good news to say, Christ is not here. "Christ is here" was good news at Bethany, at Jericho, at Nain, at Capernaum, or on the Sea of Galilee; but "Christ is not here" is the good news from Joseph's tomb.
Horatius Bonar
