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Healing for Sin-Sick Souls, March 2
The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of
the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds,
and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither
bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Isaiah 1:5, 6
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There is a remedy for the sin-sick soul. That remedy is in Jesus. Precious
Saviour! His grace is sufficient for the weakest; and the strongest must also
have His grace or perish.
I saw how this grace could be obtained. Go to your closet, and there
alone plead with God: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.” Be in earnest, be sincere.... Jacoblike, wrestle in
prayer. Agonize.... You must make an effort....
Seek the Lord with all your heart. Come with zeal, and when you
sincerely feel that without the help of God you perish, when you pant after
Him as the hart panteth after the water brooks, then will the Lord strengthen
you speedily. Then will your peace pass all understanding. If you expect
salvation, you must pray. Take time. Be not hurried and careless in your
prayers. Beg of God to work in you a thorough reformation, that the fruits
of His Spirit may dwell in you, and you shine as lights in the world. Be
not a hindrance or curse to the cause of God; you can be a help, a blessing.
Does Satan tell you that you cannot enjoy salvation full and free? Believe
him not.
I saw that it is the privilege of every Christian to enjoy the deep movings
of the Spirit of God. A sweet, heavenly peace will pervade the mind, and
you will love to meditate upon God and heaven. You will feast upon the
glorious promises of His word....
If professed Christians love Jesus better than the world, they will love
to speak of Him, their best Friend, in whom their highest affections are
centered. He came to their aid when they felt their lost and perishing
condition. When weary and heavy-laden with sin, they turned unto Him.
He removed their burden of guilt and sin, ... and turned the whole current of
their affections. The things they once loved, they now hate; and the things
they hated, they now love.
Has this great change taken place in you?
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