“The wounds of Christ were the greatest outlets of His glory that ever were. The divine glory shone more out of His wounds than out of all His life before.
The veil was then rent in twain, and the full heart of God allowed to stream through.
It was a human body that writhed, pale and racked, upon the accursed tree.
They were human hands that were pierced so rudely by the nails.
It was human flesh that bore that deadly gash upon the side.
It was human blood that streamed from hands, and feet, and side.
The eye that meekly turned to His Father was a human eye.
The soul that yearned over His mother was a human soul.
But oh, there was divine glory streaming through all: every wound was a mouth to speak of the grace and love of God!
Divine holiness shone through. What infinite hatred of sin was there when He thus offered Himself a sacrifice without spot unto God!
Divine wisdom shone through: all created intelligences could not have devised a plan whereby God would have been just, and yet the justifies.
Divine love: every drop of blood that fell came as a messenger of love from his heart to tell the love of the fountain. This was the love of God.
He that hath seen a crucified Christ hath seen the Father.
Oh, look on the broken bread, and you will see this glory still streaming through!
Here is the heart of God laid bare,—God is manifest in flesh.
Some of you are poring over your own heart,—examining your feelings,—watching your disease. Avert the eye from all within.
‘Behold Me,—behold Me!’ Christ cries. ‘Look to Me, and be ye saved.’
Behold the glory of Christ!
There is much difficulty about your own heart, but no darkness about the heart of Christ.
Look in through His wounds; believe what you see in Him.”
–Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Memoir and Remains of the Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Ed. Andrew A. Bonar (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1844/1966), 472-473.
