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The Most Powerful Argument, November 7
I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour....
Therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.
Isaiah 43:11, 12
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Of His true followers the Lord says, “This people have I formed
for myself; they shall shew forth my praise” (
verse 21
). They are My
witnesses, My chosen representatives, in an apostate world....
God calls for our cooperation. His requirements are just and reason-
able.... When we take the name of Christ we pledge ourselves to represent
Him. In order for us to be true to our pledge, Christ must be formed
within, the hope of glory. The daily life must become more and more
like the Christ life. We must be Christians in deed and in truth. Christ
will have nothing to do with pretense. He will welcome to the heavenly
courts those only whose Christianity is genuine. The lives of professed
Christians who do not live the life of Christ are a mockery to religion.
God does not ask us to purchase His favor by any costly sacrifice. He
asks only for the service of a humble, contrite heart, which has gladly
and thankfully accepted His free gift. The one who receives Christ as his
personal Saviour has in his possession the salvation provided by Christ.
And he is never to forget that as he has freely received, so he is freely to
impart.
Do you realize your value in the sight of God? He says, Ye are laborers
together with Me. Are you letting your light shine in clear rays to a fallen
world? Are you seeking to exercise every faculty and every power which
God has given you? You may not be a minister, but you can be a witness.
You may not be an eloquent speaker, but you can be eloquent in living
Christ, you can be eloquent in letting your light shine before men.
A true, lovable Christian is the most powerful argument that can be
advanced in favor of Bible truth. Such a man is Christ’s representative.
His life is the most convincing evidence that can be borne to the power of
divine grace. When God’s people bring the righteousness of Christ into
the daily life, sinners will be converted and victories over the enemy will
be gained.
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