The New Life by Andrew

Andrew Murray on The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples Text
2Co 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
Phil 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but
dung, that I may win Christ
Young Christian, so weak and so [WStS: tending to sin- not presently living in it] sinful, listen, pray,
to that word. God has given you Jesus. He is yours. Taking is nothing else but the fruit of faith. The
gift is for me. He will do all for you.
O my Lord Jesus, today anew, and every day, I take Thee. In all Thy fulness, in all Thy relations,
without ceasing, I take Thee for myself. Thee, who art my Wisdom, my Light, my Leader, I take as my
Prophet. Thee, who dost perfectly reconcile me, and bring me near to God, who dost purify and
sanctify me and pray for me, I take as my Priest. Thee, who dost guide and keep and bless me, I take
as my King. Thou, Lord, art All, and Thou art wholly mine. Thanks be to God for His unspeakable
gift. Amen.
1. Ponder much the word Give. God gives in a wonderful way: from the heart, completely for nothing,
to the unworthy. And He gives effectually. What He gives He will really make entirely our possession,
and inwardly appropriate for us. Believe this, and you shall have the certitude that Jesus will, to the
full, come into your possession, with all that He brings.
2. Ponder much also that other word Take. To take Jesus, and to hold Him fast and use Him when
received, is our great work. And that taking is nothing but trusting. He is mine with all that He has.
Take Jesus -- the full Jesus -- every day as yours. This is the secret of the life of faith.
3. Then weigh well also the word Have. 'He that hath the Son hath light.' What I have is mine, for my
use and service. I can dispose of it, and can have the full enjoyment of it. 'He that hath the Son hath
life.'
4. Mark especially that what God gives, and what you take, and what you now have, is nothing less
than the living Son of God. Do you receive this?
VII. JESUS' SURRENDER OF HIMSELF
'Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself up for it; that He might sanctify it; that He might
present the Church to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle; but that it should be
holy and without blemish.' -- Eph. 5:24-47
So great and wonderful was the work that Jesus had to do for the sinner, that nothing less was
necessary than that He should give Himself to do that work. So great and wonderful was the love of
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