The New Life by Andrew

Andrew Murray on The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples Text
having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our
rule abundantly,
1Th 1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but
also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any
thing.
1Th 3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith?
2Th 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your
faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth
Herein especially consists the increase of faith. Your first receiving of Jesus rested on the certitude
which the word gave you, that He was for you. Through the word must your soul be still further filled
with the assurance that all that is in Him is literally and really for you, given by the Father in Him to
be your life.
The impulse to your first receiving was found in your want and necessity. Through the Spirit you
become still poorer in spirit, and you see everything every moment: this leads to a ceaseless,
ever-active taking of Him as your all. (Matt 5:3; 2 Cor. 3:10,13,16; 6:10; Eph. 4:14,15; Col. 2:6)
Mt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2Co 3:10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the
glory that excelleth.
2Co 3:13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not
stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
2Co 3:16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
2Co 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,
and yet possessing all things.
Eph 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait
to deceive;
Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head,
even Christ:
Col 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him
Your first receiving consisted in nothing but the appropriation by faith of what you could not yet see
or feel. That same faith must be continually exercised in saying: all that I see in Jesus is for me: I take
it as mine, although I do not yet experience it. The love of God is a communicating, a ceaseless
outstreaming of His light of life over the soul, a very powerful and veritable giving of Jesus: our life
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