As our surety, sponsor, representative, and mediator, he has put away all our sins; he died, he rose, he triumphed over all his and our foes, and kindly speaks to us--"Fear not, I am he that liveth, was dead, am alive for evermore, and because I live, ye shall also." While he lived upon earth, he lived a life of faith, hope, dependance, love, humility, and holy zeal, and the believer's privilege is to _live_ and _say_, as he lives, "The life I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God"--a life of faith, dependance, hope, confidence, love, humility, and zeal, though daily interrupted, and the subject of much deadness, carnality, and unbelief; yet as fresh life is given from his fulness, I possess a life that will never die. The Lord has promised to water his people every moment--"every thing liveth where this water comes; and it is in the believer, a well, springing up to eternal life." And as we use the means, we sing, "Spring up, O, well." Sing ye unto it: for as well the singers as the players on instruments, shall be there. All my fresh springs in Thee, who hast said, "because I live, ye shall live also." 4.--His life of intercession and advocacy in heaven. Hence the apostle declares, that "he ever liveth to make intercession for all that come unto God by him;" and as we have been redeemed and reconciled to God by his death; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. He appears in the high court of heaven for us, in the full virtue of his blood, and righteousness-- "Looks like a lamb, that's newly slain, And wears his priesthood still."