There is no love but a passionate love that is in any way suitable to the transcendent sufferings of our Lord Jesus. Love him above your desires, love him above your relationships, love him above the world, love him above all your outward pleasures and enjoyments; yea, love him above your very life.
Certainly the more Christ has suffered for us, the more dear Christ ought to be to us; the more bitter his sufferings have been for us, the more sweet his love should be to us, and the more eminent should be our love to him. Oh, let a suffering Christ lie nearest your hearts; let him be your manna, your tree of life, your morning star. It is better to part with all than with this pearl of price. Christ is that golden pipe through which the golden oil of salvation runs; and oh, how should this inflame our love to Christ! Oh, that our hearts were more affected with the sufferings of Christ!
The Lord is my greatest love
He is my deepest inward desire
He is the flame that gave me life
As He set my soul on fire.
Copyright Jettie C. Hess
