The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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sures. Ask for the enlightening of the Holy Spirit
thee what true conformity to Christ is, in thy
to teach
relation to the
world, its culture, its possessions, its friendship. Beware of
judging of what is lawful by any human standard : Christ alone
can teach thee what it means to forsake all, to sell all, to deny
thyself, and take up the cross, and follow Him. Count all
things loss to be conformed to Him. It was in bearing the
reproach of Christ a character like that of Moses was formed.
This is the sure path of faith to power and to blessing.
Follow thou Moses, accounting the reproach of Christ thy
riches, and thou shalt share with him the recompense of the
reward. Let us therefore go forth unto Him, bearing His
reproach.
7. Examine very carefully where thy danger lies. Is it the friendship and honour of men? Is
it pleasure ? Is it the cares of the world? Whatever it be, give it up. It is only an unworldly
spirit that can be strong in faith.
2. What is the faith that enables a man to bear all and to sacrifice all ? Nothing but an eye
that sees into the true nature and value of things, that judges of them as God does.
that we see God to be all, and the creature nothing except as it leads to Him.
Yea, rather
3. Exercise thyself in this faith by retirement into solitude and fellowship with the invisible.
Beware of too free intercourse with the literature of this world : its spirit enters into thee. The
world knows not God : make thy choice and maintain it.