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Self Is Hidden And Christ Is Revealed, April 3
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in
me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20
.
As a Christian submits to the solemn rite of baptism, the three highest powers
in the universe—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—place Their approval
on his act, pledging Themselves to exert Their power in his behalf as he strives
to honor God. He is buried in the likeness of Christ’s death, and is raised in the
likeness of His resurrection....
The three great powers of heaven pledge Themselves to furnish the Christian
with all the assistance he requires. The Spirit changes the heart of stone to the heart
of flesh. And by partaking of the Word of God, Christians obtain an experience
that is after the divine similitude. When Christ abides in the heart by faith, the
Christian is the temple of God. Christ does not abide in the heart of the sinner, but
in the heart of him who is susceptible to the influences of heaven.
The light that shines forth from the life of the true Christian testifies to his
union with Christ. Self is hidden from view, and Christ is revealed....“Now are
we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know
that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (
1
John 3:2
). Then those whose lives have been hidden with Christ, those who on
this earth have fought the good fight of faith, will shine forth with the Redeemer’s
glory in the kingdom of God.
My brother, my sister, God’s purpose for you is that you shall live a life that
will make others better—a life which will show that Christ is formed within, the
hope of glory. It is His purpose that you shall be able to say with the apostle Paul,
“I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me” (
Galatians 2:20
). In perfect content,
resting in the love of Christ, trusting the Redeemer and Life-giver to work out
for you the salvation of your soul, you will know, as you draw nearer and still
nearer to Him, what it means to endure the seeing of Him who is invisible.... The
contentment that Christ bestows is a gift worth infinitely more than gold and silver
and precious stones....
Our lives are pure only when we are under the control of God, and happy
only when we hold communion with Him. The luster possessed by those who
have gained the richest experience is but the reflection of the light of the Sun of
Righteousness. He who lives nearest to Jesus shines the brightest.—
The Signs of
the Times, August 16, 1905
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