The Most Effectual Means to Stir Up Our Hearts
Reflect on these words about the passion of the Lord Jesus:
The serious consideration of this, that the very Son of God Himself suffered all the pains and torments of hell on the cross for our sins, is the ... most effectual means to stir up our hearts to a godly sorrow for them. ... Every man must be settled without doubt that he was the man that crucified Christ; that he is to be blamed as well as Judas, Herod, Pontius Pilate, and the Jews; ... his sins were the nails, spears, and thorns that pierced Him.
Psalm 45:6-7, Christian Standard Bible
Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
more than your companions.
