The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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gird yourselves for the race without it the prize can never be
won. Lift up hands and knees, choose the straight path for
your feet, rouse your whole being, and with your eye once more
on Jesus, and in the faith He inspires, follow Him in the path
of endurance. See the mistake you made when you thought
your trials were an excuse for despondency ; accept God s mes
sage, that they are the very proof of His love, the very means of
His grace, the very mark of His own Son. Accept them as a
part of your Christian manhood and perfection. Rise up and
stand forth as men ready for the race.
That that which is lame be not put out of joint, but rather
be healed. That which is lame would, if
they continued in their
desponding state, go from worse to worse and be put entirely
out of joint, far rather let it be healed. As they lifted up the
hands and knees, and roused themselves to enter the straight
path, the lame would be healed, the courage of faith would give
new strength, faith in Jesus would give perfect soundness.
Yes, to faith in Jesus the blessing
still comes as to the man of
old :
Immediately his feet and his ancle bones received strength.
A nd he, leaping up, stood, and began to walk ; and he entered into
the temple, talking, and leaping, and praising God.
But rather be healed.
Is there anyone among my readers
who feels that his life is not what it should be, whom the cares
and troubles of this life have hindered, and who feels half hope
less as to the possibility of running the race as Jesus the Leader
would have let him learn from this word what he needs. Let
him take courage and rouse himself. Lift up
and knees, and make straight paths turn at once
; boldly to the
course, the way Jesus
has marked. Yield,
the feeble hands
surrender, consecrate
yourself to be His wholly and for ever. This is the first step.
And then, as in the name of Jesus, in the faith of all God has