In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

etween the divine and the human. But in putting
Himself there, He subjected Himself to the same
conditions that we find in us. He had nothing in
Himself, He emptied Himself, and became a
channel of blessing and light and power and life
and glory to man. What He brought to the world,
He brought because the Father gave it to Him, and
He must needs go to the Father to get what the
Father would have Him give to the world, because
of His dependence.
Christ’s Source of Strength
So we find Christ going often to the Father for
communion, seeking from Him strength. Let us
read two or three scriptures that will emphasise
this. “In the morning rising up a great while before
day, He went out, and departed into a solitary
place, and there prayed.” Mark 1:35 Why?--
Because He had a day before Him of revealing the
Father, a day before Him of giving God to the
people, and He must needs rise a great while before
day, and go to the Father, and in fellowship with
Him, in communion with Him, He must receive
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