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The Just Shall Live By Faith, March 11
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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