Chapter 28—How to be Strong
Christ has made every provision for us to be strong. He has given
us His Holy Spirit, whose office is to bring to our remembrance all the
promises that Christ has made, that we may have peace and a sweet
sense of forgiveness. If we will but keep our eyes fixed on the Saviour,
and trust in His power, we shall be filled with a sense of security; for
the righteousness of Christ will become our righteousness....
We dishonor Him by talking of our inefficiency. Instead of looking
at ourselves, let us constantly behold Jesus, daily becoming more and
more like Him, more and more able to talk of Him, better prepared
to avail ourselves of His kindness and helpfulness, and to receive the
blessings offered us.
As we thus live in communion with Him, we grow strong in His
strength, a help and a blessing to those around us. If we would only
do as the Lord desires us to, our hearts would become as sacred harps,
every chord of which would sound forth praise and gratitude to the
Redeemer sent by God to take away the sin of the world....
Behold His Glory
When temptations assail you, as they surely will, when care and
perplexity surround you, when, distressed and discouraged, you are
almost ready to yield to despair, look, O look, to where with the eye of
faith you last saw the light: and the darkness that encompasseth you
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will be dispelled by the bright shining of His glory. When sin struggles
for the mastery in your soul, and burdens the conscience, when unbelief
clouds the mind, go to the Saviour. His grace is sufficient to subdue
sin. He will pardon us, making us joyful in God....
Let us no longer talk of our inefficiency and lack of power. Forget-
ting the things that are behind, let us press forward in the heavenward
way. Let us neglect no opportunity that, if improved, will make us
more useful in God’s service. Then like threads of gold, holiness
will run through our lives, and the angels, beholding our consecration,
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