Chapter 254—Gives Limitless Strength
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
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Samuel 22:33
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We have little idea of the strength that would be ours if we would connect
with the Source of all strength. We fall into sin again and again, and think it
must always be so. We cling to our infirmities as if they were something to
be proud of. Christ tells us that we must set our face as a flint if we would
overcome. He has borne our sins in His own body on the tree; and through
the power He has given us, we may resist the world, the flesh, and the devil.
Then let us not talk of our weakness and inefficiency, but of Christ and His
strength. When we talk of Satan’s strength, the enemy fastens his power
more firmly upon us. When we talk of the power of the Mighty One, the
enemy is driven back. As we draw near to God, He draws near to us.
The Word of the eternal God is our guide. Through this Word we have
been made wise unto salvation. This Word is ever to be in our hearts and
on our lips. “It is written” is to be our anchor. Those who make God’s
Word their counselor realize the weakness of the human heart and the power
of the grace of God to subdue every unsanctified, unholy impulse. Their
hearts are ever prayerful, and they have the guardianship of holy angels.
When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of God lifts up for them
a standard against him. There is harmony in the heart; for the precious,
powerful influences of truth bear sway.
We must be better acquainted with our Bibles. We might close the door
to many temptations, if we would commit to memory passages of Scripture.
Let us hedge up the way to Satan’s temptations with “It is written.” We shall
meet with conflicts to test our faith and courage, but they will make us strong
if we conquer through the grace Jesus is willing to give. But we must believe;
we must grasp the promises without a doubt.
Bid the tempted one look not to circumstances, to the weakness of self, or
to the power of temptation, but to the power of God’s Word. All its strength
is ours.
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