Chapter 251—Our Strength and Security
Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Ephesians 6:10
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Many are spiritually weak because they look at themselves instead of at
Christ.... Christ is the great storehouse from which on every occasion we
may draw strength and happiness. Why, then, do we withdraw our eyes from
His sufficiency to look on and bemoan our weakness? Why do we forget that
He is ready to help us in every time of need? 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.
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....
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 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.
God wants our minds to expand. He desires to put His grace upon us....
We are to be one with Christ as He is one with the Father, and the Father will
love us as He loves His Son. We may have the same help that Christ had, we
may have strength for every emergency; for God will be our front guard and
our rearward. He will shut us in on every side.
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