mean to us the meekness of
God, incarnate upon earth, the meekness of God represented in the meekness
and gentleness of a little Lamb.

But the salvation that Christ brought is not only a salvation that flows
out of humility; it also leads to humility. We must understand that this
is not only the salvation which Christ brought; but that it is exactly the
salvation which you and I need. What is the cause of all the wretchedness
of man? Primarily pride; man seeking his own will and his own glory. Yes,
pride is the root of every sin, and so the Lamb of God comes to us in our
pride, and brings us salvation from it. We need above everything to be
saved from our pride and our self-will. It is good to be saved from the
sins of stealing, murdering, and every other evil; but a man needs above
all to be saved from what is the root of all sin, his self-will and
his pride. It is not until man begins to feel that this is exactly the
salvation he needs, that he really can understand what Christ is, and
that he can accept Him as his salvation. This is the salvation that we as
Christians and believers specially need. We know the sad story of Peter and
John; what their self-will and pride brought upon them. They needed to be
saved from nothing except themselves, and that is the lesson which we must
learn, if we are to enter the life of rest. And how can we enter that life,
and dwell there in the bosom of the Lamb of God, if pride rules? Have we
not often heard complaints of how much there is of pride in the Church of
Christ? What is the cause of all the division, and strife, and envying,
that is often found even among God's saints? Why is it that often in a
family there is bitterness--it may be only for half an hour, or half a day;
but what is the cause of hard judgments and hasty words? What is the cause
of estrangement between friends? What is the cause of evil speaking? What
is the cause of selfishness and indifference to the feelings of others?
Simply this: the pride of man. He lifts himself up, and he claims the right
to have his opinions and judgments as he pleases. The salvation we need
is indeed humility, because it is only through humility that we can be
restored to our right relation to God.

"Waiting upon God,"--that is the only true expression for the real relation
of the creature to God; to be nothing before God. What is the essential
idea of a creature made by God? It is this: to be a vessel in which He can
pour out His f