The Secret of Brotherly Love by Andrew Murray

THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
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" In Christ Jesus neither circumcision
availeth anything, nor uncircumcision ;
but faith working through love." -GAL.
v. 6.
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AITH is the root : Love is the
fruit. Faith becomes strong in
the love of God and of Christ. Faith
in God and Jove to the brethren must
always go hand in hand. Faith in God's
wonderful Jove, shed abroad in our
hearts, enables us to Jive always in love
towards our fellow-men. This true faith
gives us power for a life of fervent, allembracing
love.
Yet how little the Church realizes of
all this I How seldom does the preacher
Jay stress on a Christlike Jove to the
brethren, as the fruit and joy of the life
of faith!
All of our life-in the home, between
father and mother, parents and children,
brothers and sisters, friends and servants-
should be a life in the love of
Christ. Do not say : It is impossible.
All things are possible to God, Who
through His Holy Spirit will shed His
love in our hearts to be Jived out in our
daily lives. Let our faith cling to God's
Word, and to the unseen and wonderful
things He will do for us each day. Let
these thoughts about Jove impel us to
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