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The Most Powerful Argument, June 26
I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.... Therefore ye are
my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.
Isaiah 43:11, 12
.
Of His true followers the Lord says, “This people have I formed for myself;
they shall shew forth my praise” (
verse 21
). They are My witnesses, My chosen
representatives, in an apostate world....
God calls for our cooperation. His requirements are just and reasonable....
When we take the name of Christ we pledge ourselves to represent Him. In
order for us to be true to our pledge, Christ must be formed within, the hope of
glory. The daily life must become more and more like the Christ life. We must
be Christians in deed and in truth. Christ will have nothing to do with pretense.
He will welcome to the heavenly courts those only whose Christianity is genuine.
The lives of professed Christians who do not live the life of Christ are a mockery
to religion.
God does not ask us to purchase His favor by any costly sacrifice. He asks
only for the service of a humble, contrite heart, which has gladly and thankfully
accepted His free gift. The one who receives Christ as his personal Saviour has in
his possession the salvation provided by Christ. And he is never to forget that as
he has freely received, so he is freely to impart.
Do you realize your value in the sight of God? He says, Ye are laborers
together with Me. Are you letting your light shine in clear rays to a fallen world?
Are you seeking to exercise every faculty and every power which God has given
you? You may not be a minister, but you can be a witness. You may not be an
eloquent speaker, but you can be eloquent in living Christ, you can be eloquent in
letting your light shine before men.
A true, lovable Christian is the most powerful argument that can be advanced
in favor of Bible truth. Such a man is Christ’s representative. His life is the
most convincing evidence that can be borne to the power of divine grace. When
God’s people bring the righteousness of Christ into the daily life, sinners will be
converted and victories over the enemy will be gained.
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