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By the Blood of the Lamb, December 26
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:11
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Let us consider the life and suffering of our precious Saviour in our behalf,
and remember that if we are not willing to endure trial, toil, and conflict, if
we are not willing to be partakers with Christ of His sufferings, we shall be
found unworthy of a seat upon His throne.
We have everything to gain in the conflict with our mighty foe, and we
dare not for a moment yield to his temptations. We know that in our own
strength it is not possible for us to succeed; but as Christ humbled Himself,
and took upon Himself our nature, He is acquainted with our necessities, and
has Himself borne the heaviest temptations that man will have to bear, has
conquered the enemy in resisting his suggestions, in order that man may learn
how to be conqueror. He was clothed with a body like ours, and in every
respect suffered what man will suffer, and very much more. We shall never
be called upon to suffer as Christ suffered; for the sins not of one, but the sins
of the whole world were laid upon Christ. He endured humiliation, reproach,
suffering, and death, that we by following His example might inherit all
things.
Christ is our pattern, the perfect and holy example that has been given us
to follow. We can never equal the pattern; but we may imitate and resemble it
according to our ability. When we fall, all helpless, suffering in consequence
of our realization of the sinfulness of sin; when we humble ourselves before
God, afflicting our souls by true repentance and contrition; when we offer our
fervent prayers to God in the name of Christ, we shall as surely be received by
the Father, as we sincerely make a complete surrender of our all to God. We
should realize in our inmost soul that all our efforts in and of ourselves will
be utterly worthless; for it is only in the name and strength of the Conqueror
that we shall be overcomers.—
The Review and Herald, February 5, 1895
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