Chapter 315—Sanctified Perception
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have
respect to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:7
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The treasures of eternity have been committed to the keeping of Jesus
Christ, to give to whomsoever He will; but how sad it is that so many quickly
lose sight of the precious grace that is proffered unto them through faith in
Him. He will impart the heavenly treasures to those who will believe in Him,
look to Him, and abide in Him.... He calls upon His chosen, peculiar people
who love and serve Him, to come unto Him and ask, and He will give them
the bread of life, and endow them with the water of life, which shall be in
them as a well of water springing up unto everlasting life.
Jesus brought to our world the accumulated treasures of God, and all
who believe upon Him are adopted as His heirs. He declares that great shall
be the reward of them who suffer for His name’s sake.
This world is but a little atom in the vast domain over which God presides,
and yet this little fallen world is more precious in His sight than the ninety and
nine which went not astray from the fold. If we will make Him our trust, He
will not leave us to become the sport of Satan’s temptations. God would have
every soul for whom Christ has died become a part of the vine, connected
with the parent stock, drawing nourishment from it. Our dependence on God
is absolute, and should keep us very humble; and because of our dependence
on Him, our knowledge of Him should be greatly increased. God would have
us put away every species of selfishness, and come to Him, not as the owner
of ourselves, but as the Lord’s purchased possession.
God will honor and uphold every truehearted, earnest soul who is seeking
to walk before Him in the perfection of the grace of Christ.... Can we with
keen, sanctified perception appreciate the strength of the promises of God,
and appropriate them to our individual selves, not because we are worthy,
but because Christ is worthy, not because we are righteous, but because by
living faith we claim the righteousness of Christ in our behalf?
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