of one's head. In verse 12 Christ stands alone, for when the sword was raised against

Jehovah's shepherd "they all forsook Him and fled". But in verse 5 it is "to usward". He

was alone in the bearing of sin, but He is in fellowship with His own in receiving the

blessing. Dear fellow-believer, every blessing you enjoy now or will enjoy throughout

eternity is the result of the vicarious Atoning Work of Christ, and you cannot enter into

one of them apart from fellowship with Him. Is your life in harmony with this glorious