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a sharer in our needs and weaknesses, He was wholly dependent upon
God, and in the secret place of prayer He sought divine strength, that
He might go forth braced for duty and trial. In a world of sin Jesus
endured struggles and torture of soul. In communion with God He
could unburden the sorrows that were crushing Him. Here He found
comfort and joy.
In Christ the cry of humanity reached the Father of infinite pity. As
a man He supplicated the throne of God till His humanity was charged
with a heavenly current that should connect humanity with divinity.
Through continual communion He received life from God, that He
might impart life to the world. His experience is to be ours.
“Come ye yourselves apart,” He bids us. If we would give heed to
His word, we should be stronger and more useful. The disciples sought
Jesus, and told Him all things; and He encouraged and instructed them.
If today we would take time to go to Jesus and tell Him our needs, we
should not be disappointed; He would be at our right hand to help us.
We need more simplicity, more trust and confidence in our Saviour.
He whose name is called “The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace;” He of whom it is written, “The government shall
be upon His shoulder,” is the Wonderful Counselor. We are invited to
ask wisdom of Him. He “giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not.”
Isaiah 9:6
;
James 1:5
.
In all who are under the training of God is to be revealed a life
that is not in harmony with the world, its customs, or its practices; and
everyone needs to have a personal experience in obtaining a knowledge
of the will of God. We must individually hear Him speaking to the
heart. When every other voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait
before Him, the silence of the soul makes more distinct the voice of
God. He bids us, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
. Here
alone can true rest be found. And this is the effectual preparation for all
who labor for God. Amid the hurrying throng, and the strain of life’s
intense activities, the soul that is thus refreshed will be surrounded with
an atmosphere of light and peace. The life will breathe out fragrance,
and will reveal a divine power that will reach men’s hearts.
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