[MUSIC PLAYING]
The Savior, our
greatest Exemplar, always faced His Father. He loved and served
His fellowmen but said, "I receive not honour from men." He wanted those He
taught to follow Him, but He did not
court their favor. When performing
an act of charity, such as healing
the sick, the gift often came with the
request to "tell no man." In part, this was to
avoid the very fame which followed Him in spite of
His efforts to eschew it. He condemned the Pharisees
for doing good works only to be seen of men. The Savior, the only perfect
being who ever lived, was the most fearless. In His life, He was confronted
by scores of accusers but never yielded to
their finger of scorn. He is the only person
who never once forgot which way He faced: "I do
always those things that please [the Father]," and "I
seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me."