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Total Commitment to God, July 2
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:22
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The work of the Spirit of God in a man is not a work that unfits him
for the common duties of ordinary life. There is not to be one religion for
business and another religion for the church. The work of the Spirit of
God embraces the whole man, soul, body, and spirit.
If the Word of God is cherished as an abiding principle in the heart,
and held fast under all and every circumstance, man is brought, with
his entrusted capabilities, under [subjection] to the Lord Jesus Christ.
His undivided powers, even his thoughts, are brought into captivity to
Christ. This is true sanctification. All the parts of the experience blend in
complete harmony. He is “wanting in nothing.” He does not keep part to
himself, to do with just as he pleases....
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single,
the whole body shall be full of light.” This says, “thine eye,” not some
other person’s eye. The rich experience that it is our privilege to have, we
lose when we expect someone else to do our seeing for us and guide us
in our spiritual experience as if we were blind. We must have a single
eye to God’s glory, a single and persistent purpose to leave self and the
preferences of others out of the question....
He who truly loves and fears God, striving with a singleness of purpose
to do His will, will place his body, his mind, his heart, his soul, his strength,
under service to God. Thus it was with Enoch. He walked with God. His
mind was not defiled by an impure, defective eyesight. Those who are
determined to make the will of God their own must serve and please God
in everything. Then the character will be harmonious and well balanced,
consistent, cheerful, and true....
You are each living your probationary time day by day, obtaining your
experience as the days pass; but you can go over the ground only once.
Then let every precious moment be employed as you will wish it had been
when the judgment shall sit and the books shall be opened. Our Lord will
judge us according to the opportunities that we have had.
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