Basic HTML Version
Sweet Communion with our Saviour, March 6
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with
the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:3
.
It is our privilege to taste the sweetness of communion with a crucified
and risen Saviour. But in order for this to be, self must be surrendered
to God. Self-indulgence means that Christ is not followed in self-denial
and cross bearing. When self strives for the highest place, the spiritual
perceptions become dimmed. The eyes are turned from Christ to the poor
picture of self. We cannot afford to become separated from Christ. We
must keep looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith....
It is as we commune with Christ that precious, holy light shines into
our souls, until every chamber is lighted up and we become bright lights
in the world, reflecting to others the glory of Christ. We are to keep Christ
before us as the example of perfection.
Communion with God is the life of the soul. It is not a something
which we can interpret, a something which we can clothe with beautiful
words, but which does not give us the genuine experience that makes our
words of real value. Communion with God gives us a daily experience
that does indeed make our joy full.
Those who have this union with Christ will declare it in spirit and
word and work. Profession is nothing unless, in word and work, good
fruit is manifest. Unity, fellowship with one another and with Christ—this
is the fruit borne on every branch of the living vine. The cleansed soul,
born again, has a clear, distinct testimony to bear....
To know God is, in the scriptural sense of the term, to be one with Him
in heart and mind, having an experimental knowledge of Him, holding
reverential communion with Him as the Redeemer. Only through sincere
obedience can this communion be obtained....
Following Christ’s example of unselfish service, trusting like little
children in His merits, and obeying His commands, we shall receive the
approval of God. Christ will abide in our hearts, and our influence will be
fragrant with His righteousness.
[73]
73