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In Christ There Is Strength, February 25
Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he
shall make peace with me.
Isaiah 27:5
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The enemy cannot overcome the humble learner of Christ, the one who walks
prayerfully before the Lord. Christ interposes Himself as a shelter, a retreat, from
the assaults of the wicked one. The promise is given, “When the enemy shall
come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” ...
Satan was permitted to tempt the too-confident Peter, as he had been permitted
to tempt Job; but when that work was done he had to retire. Had Satan been
suffered to have his way, there would have been no hope for Peter. He would have
made complete shipwreck of faith. But the enemy dare not go one hairbreadth
beyond his appointed sphere. There is no power in the whole satanic force that
can disable the soul that trusts, in simple confidence, in the wisdom that comes
from God.
Christ is our tower of strength, and Satan can have no power over the soul
that walks with God in humility of mind. The promise, “Let him take hold of
My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with
Me.” In Christ there is perfect and complete help for every tempted soul. Dangers
beset every path, but the whole universe of heaven is standing on guard, that none
may be tempted above that which he is able to bear. Some have strong traits of
character, that will need to be constantly repressed. If kept under the control of the
Spirit of God, these traits will be a blessing; but if not, they will prove a curse....
If we will give ourselves unselfishly to the work, never swerving in the least from
principle, the Lord will throw about us the everlasting arms, and will prove a
mighty helper. If we will look to Jesus as the One in whom we may trust, He will
never fail us in any emergency.
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