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The Just Shall Live by Faith, April 29
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in
him.
Colossians 2:6
.
Our growth in grace, our joy, our usefulness—all depend upon our
union with Christ. It is by communion with Him, daily, hourly—by
abiding in Him—that we are to grow in grace. He is not only the author,
but the finisher of our faith. It is Christ first and last and always. He is
to be with us, not only at the beginning and the end of our course, but at
every step of the way....
Do you ask, “How am I to abide in Christ?” In the same way as
you received Him at first. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk ye in him.”
Colossians 2:6
. “The just shall live by
faith.”
Hebrews 10:38
. You gave yourself to God, to be His wholly, to
serve and obey Him, and you took Christ as your Saviour. You could
not yourself atone for your sins or change your heart; but having given
yourself to God, you believe that He for Christ’s sake did all this for
you. By
faith
you became Christ’s, and by faith you are to grow up
in Him—by giving and taking. You are to
give
all—your heart, your
will, your service—give yourself to Him to obey all His requirements;
and you must
take
all—Christ, the fullness of all blessing, to abide in
your heart, to be your strength, your righteousness, your everlasting
helper—to give you power to obey.
Consecrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very
first work. Let your prayer be, “Take me, O Lord, as wholly Thine. I
lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use me today in Thy service. Abide with
me, and let all my work be wrought in Thee.” This is a daily matter.
Each morning consecrate yourself to God for that day. Surrender all
your plans to Him, to be carried out or given up as His providence shall
indicate. Thus day by day you may be giving your life into the hands of
God, and thus your life will be molded more and more after the life of
Christ.
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