grew weary and
faint; he was tempted in all points like as we are, and suffered, being
tempted. He learned obedience by the things that he endured. He
hungered and thirsted, never ministering with his divine power to any
of his own needs. "In all things it behooved him to be made like unto
his brethren."

In nothing else is this truth more clearly shown than in the
humanheartedness which was so striking a feature of the life of Jesus
among men. When we think of him as the Son of God, the question
arises, Did he really care for personal friendships with men and women
of the human family? In the home from which he came he had dwelt from
all eternity in the bosom of the Father, and had enjoyed the
companionship of the highest angels. What could he find in this world
of imperfect, sinful beings to meet the cravings of his heart for
fellowship? Whom could he find among earth's sinful creatures worthy
of his friendship, or capable of being in any real sense his personal
friend? What satisfaction could his heart find in this world's deepest
and holiest love? What light can a dim candle give to the sun? Does
the great ocean need the little dewdrop that hides in the bosom of the
rose? What blessing or inspiration of love can any poor, marred,
stained life give to the soul of the Christ?

Yet the Gospels abound with evidences that Jesus did crave human love,
that he found sweet comfort in the friendships which he made, and that
much of his keenest suffering was caused by failures in the love of
those who ought to have been true to him as his friends. He craved
affection, and even among the weak and faulty men and women about him
made many very sacred attachments from which he drew strength and
comfort.

We must distinguish between Christ's love for all men and his
friendship for particular individuals. He was in the world to reveal
the Father, and all the divine compassion for sinners was in his heart.
It was this mighty love that brought him to earth on the mission of
redemption. It was this that impelled and constrained him in all his
seeking of the lost. He had come to be the Saviour of all who would
believe and follow him. Therefore he was interested in every merest
fragment or shred of life. No human soul was so debased that he did
not love it.

But besides this universal divine love revealed in the heart of Jesus,
he had his personal human friendships. A philanthropist may give his
whole life to the