IV.—A MESSAGE FROM THE CROWNED CHRIST
(Revelation, Chapters ii and iii)
[64] Ruby T. Weyburn.
"The glory of love is brightest when the glory of self is dim,
And they have the most compelled me who most have pointed to Him.
They have held me, stirred me, swayed me,—I have hung on their every word,
Till I fain would arise and follow, not them, not them,—but their Lord!"[64]
Patmos Spells Patience.
Patience is strength at its strongest, using all its strength in holding back from doing something. Patience is love at flood pleading with strength to hold steady in holding back.
The love in the strength insists on waiting a bit longer for the sake of the one being waited for. The strength in the love obeys the love passion and takes fresh hold in holding back.
Patmos spells out the patience of our Lord Jesus. It tells the strength and tenderness of His love. Olivet spelled out His plan, His great sweeping plan, through His followers, for a race. Calvary spelled out His passion, passion of love, passion of suffering, in dying for a race.