The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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in vain.
Its whole teaching has been to prove that the wonderful
priesthood of Christ, in which He does everything in the power
of an endless life, and is therefore able to save completely ;
that His having opened a way through
Holiest, and entered in with His blood ;
the rent veil into the
that His sitting on the
throne in heavenly power, as Minister of the sanctuary and
Mediator of the covenant ;
that all this means nothing
if it does
not mean the Holiest is open for us. We may, we must,
and we can live there. What is the meaning of this summing
up of all, Wherefore brethren, having boldness to enter
let us draw nigh, if a real entrance into and abode in the
Holiest is not for us ? No, beloved Christian, do believe, it can
be.
Let no thought of thy weakness and unfaithfulness hold thee
back. Begin to look at God, who has set the door open and
calls thee in ;
at the blood that has prevailed over sin and
death, and given thee a boldness that nothing can hinder ;
at
Christ the almighty and most loving High Priest, who is to
bring thee in and keep thee in and believe :
; yes, such a life is
meant for me
;
it is possible ;
it is my duty ;
God calls me to it ;
and say, then, whether thy heart would not desire and long to
enter into this blessed rest, the home of God s love.
The second step is, the surrender to Christ, by Him to be
brought into the life of abiding fellowship with God. This
surrender implies an entire giving up of the life of nature and of
self; an entire separation from the world and its spirit an
;
entire acceptance of God s will to command my life, in all
things, down to the very least. To some this surrender comes
as the being convicted of a number of things which they thought
harmless, and which they now see to have been in the will of
the flesh and of man. To others it comes as a call to part with
some single doubtful thing, or some sin against which they