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Holiest of All by Andrew Murray

"The Holiest of All" is a devotional exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It was written towards the end of the nineteenth century and has since become a classic. Its pages lead the reader into a practical understanding of who Christ is, the power of his finished work on the Cross and his present intercession for believers. The author demonstrates how it is only a full understanding of who Jesus is and what he does for us that can bring us into a full and complete Christian life

"The Holiest of All" is a devotional exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It was written towards the end of the nineteenth century and has since become a classic. Its pages lead the reader into a practical understanding of who Christ is, the power of his finished work on the Cross and his present intercession for believers. The author demonstrates how it is only a full understanding of who Jesus is and what he does for us that can bring us into a full and complete Christian life

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122 Zbc Ibolicst <strong>of</strong> all<br />

truths <strong>of</strong> the heavenly priesthood <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus, and <strong>of</strong> our<br />

access'into the I loh'cst <strong>of</strong> <strong>All</strong> <strong>by</strong> the blood, to dwell and worship<br />

there, and there in God's presence to be made partaker <strong>of</strong> the<br />

full union with Christ, are to be unfolded. Let us seek a deeper<br />

sense <strong>of</strong> the<br />

need, and also the ccrtaint}', <strong>of</strong> the teaching <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Spirit within us:<br />

Let us pray "that the I'^ather j^ive us the Spirit<br />

<strong>of</strong> wisdom and revelation in the knowledge <strong>of</strong> Christ."<br />

Let us<br />

hear God's voice in meekness and tenderness <strong>of</strong> heart. Let us<br />

in deep humility yield ourselves to the Spirit's guidance. We<br />

can count upon it that the same Spirit who first <strong>of</strong> old inspired<br />

the words <strong>of</strong> the Psalm, who then in this Ei^istle revealed their<br />

fulness <strong>of</strong> meaning, will reveal to us in power all the light and<br />

truth they are meant to bring into the believing heart.<br />

1. God speaking to us in His word, and in His Son, is all <strong>by</strong> the Holy Spirit. Everything<br />

depends upon our right relation to the Spirit. Let the word be as a seed in which the life <strong>of</strong> God<br />

dwells. Let us receive the word, in the faith that the Holy Spirit will open it, and make it<br />

work mightily, in us who believe.<br />

2. And as we wait on the Spirit to open the word, wc shall through the word be led to and<br />

receive the spirit <strong>of</strong> heaven, as the divine seal <strong>of</strong> our faith in the word.<br />

3. So shall wc learn to speak the word in the power <strong>of</strong> the Spirit. The disciples, however much<br />

they knew <strong>of</strong> Jesus through His intercourse and teaching, and as the witnesses <strong>of</strong> His death and<br />

resurrection, wire not allowed to go and preach Him, until they received the Spirit from on high.<br />

The Spirit breathed word, the Spirit-opened word, must also be a Spirit-spokcn word; wc, too,<br />

must speak out <strong>of</strong> a living<br />

communication <strong>of</strong> the Spirit from the throne <strong>of</strong> the glorified Christ.<br />

From beginning to end, everything connected with God's word must be in the power <strong>of</strong> the Holy<br />

Spirit.

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