The golden link of love! – Thomas Brooks

It was the golden link of love that fastened Christ to the cross!

Certainly the more Christ has suffered for us, the more dear Christ should be unto 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 great price.

Christ is that golden pipe through which the golden oil of salvation runs.