The New Life by Andrew
Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ. The New Life aids Christians in their examination of the scripture and offers valuable information to believers who want to overcome sin and live the Christian life. While Murray's book is specifically designed for young converts, the text is useful to all Christians. Murray's chapters cover a variety of different topics that Christians, particularly those new to the faith, will find remarkably helpful. Murray discusses how Christians should approach the tasks of missionary work, prayer, confession, and baptism. The text also provides practical guidance regarding money, self-denial, discretion, and the temptations of worldly evil. New Life is a personal devotional, but it is also a resourceful tool for large congregations, small groups, and prayer meetings. The text is simply and easy to understand, and while each individual entry is rather short, Murray supplies substantial scriptural reference for further exploration.
Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ. The New Life aids Christians in their examination of the scripture and offers valuable information to believers who want to overcome sin and live the Christian life. While Murray's book is specifically designed for young converts, the text is useful to all Christians. Murray's chapters cover a variety of different topics that Christians, particularly those new to the faith, will find remarkably helpful. Murray discusses how Christians should approach the tasks of missionary work, prayer, confession, and baptism. The text also provides practical guidance regarding money, self-denial, discretion, and the temptations of worldly evil. New Life is a personal devotional, but it is also a resourceful tool for large congregations, small groups, and prayer meetings. The text is simply and easy to understand, and while each individual entry is rather short, Murray supplies substantial scriptural reference for further exploration.
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<strong>Andrew</strong> Murray on <strong>The</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Life</strong>: Words of God for Young Disciples Text<br />
We sanctify the day of rest, first <strong>by</strong> withdrawal from all external business and distraction; but then<br />
especially <strong>by</strong> employing it as God's day, belonging to the Lord, for what He destined it, fellowship<br />
with Himself. Take heed, on the other hand, that you do not use the day of rest only as a day for the<br />
public observance of divine worship. It is especially in private personal intercourse that God can bless<br />
and sanctify you. In the church, the understanding is kept active, and you have the ordinances of<br />
preaching, united prayer and praise, to keep you occupied. But we do not there always know whether<br />
the heart is really dealing with God, is taking delight in Him. This takes place in solitude. O, accustom<br />
yourself, then, to be alone with the Lord your God. Not only speak to Him: let Him speak to you: let<br />
your heart be the temple in whose holy silence His voice is heard. Rest in God: then will God say of<br />
your heart: This is my rest, here will I dwell. (Ps. 132:14)<br />
Ps. 132:14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.<br />
Young Christian, set great store <strong>by</strong> the holy, the blessed day of rest. Long for it. Thank God for it.<br />
Keep it very holy. And, above all, let it be a day of inner fellowship with your God, of a living<br />
converse with His love.<br />
Holy God, I thank <strong>The</strong>e for the holy day which Thou givest me as a token that Thou wilt sanctify me.<br />
Lord God, it is Thou who didst sanctify the day <strong>by</strong> taking it for Thyself: sanctify me in like manner <strong>by</strong><br />
taking me for Thyself. Teach me so to enter into Thy rest, so to find my rest in Thy love, that my whole<br />
soul shall be silent before <strong>The</strong>e, in order that Thou mayest make Thyself and Thy love known in me.<br />
And let every Sabbath be to me a foretaste of the eternal rest with <strong>The</strong>e. Amen.<br />
1. <strong>The</strong> Sabbath was the first of all the means of grace, instituted even before the Fall. You cannot see<br />
too high a value upon it.<br />
2. Observe how specially the Three-One God has revealed Himself upon the day of rest. <strong>The</strong> Father<br />
rested on this day. <strong>The</strong> Son rose from the dead upon it. <strong>The</strong> Spirit sanctified this day <strong>by</strong> His special<br />
workings. You may on this day expect the fellowship and the powerful workings of the Three-One.<br />
3. What is meant <strong>by</strong> the word 'holy'? Of what is the day of rest a token, according to Ex. 31:13? How<br />
did God sanctify the day of rest? How does He sanctify us?<br />
4. <strong>The</strong>re are in this country peculiar difficulties in the way of the quiet celebration of the day of rest in<br />
a village, where the church is often very full. Yet one can lay aside that which is unnecessary and<br />
receive the influx of company. We can fix an hour in which there shall be reading and singing.<br />
5. It is a matter of great importance to bring up children aright, for the sanctification of the Sabbath<br />
day, <strong>by</strong> avoiding worldly society and conversation, <strong>by</strong> accustoming them to read something that may<br />
be useful for them. For the younger children, there should be in every place a Sabbath school. For the<br />
older children, it would be well to come together in connection with such a book as this, every one<br />
with a Bible, and to review texts.<br />
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