The New Life

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The New Life.
Let us make our own the words of Paul ; tlaey present
to us the true life of faith "
: I have been crucified
with Christ; yet I live." My flesh, not only
my sin, but my flesh, all that is of myself, my own
living and willing, my own power and working, have
I given up to death. I live no longer—of myself, I
cannot. I will not live, or do anything.^ Christ
lives in me : He Himself, by His Spirit, is my power,
and teaches and strengthens me to live as I ought to
do. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I
live by faith in Him : my great work is to reckon
upon Him to work in Him, as well the willing as the
accomplishment.
Young Christian, let this life of faith be your faith.
O my Lord Jesus, Thou art my life : yea, my life.
Thou livest in me, and art willing to take my whole
life at thine own charges. And my whole life may
daily be a joyful trust and experience that Thou art
working all in me.
Precious Lord, to that life of faith will I surrender
myself. Yea, to Thee. I surrender myself, to teach
me and to reveal thyself fully in me. Amen.
I. Do you discern the error of the expression if the Lord helpt
me— the Lord must help me ? In natural things we speak thus,
for we have a certain measure of power, and the l,ord will increase
it But the New Testament never uses the expression
"help" of the grace of God in the soul. We have absolutely no
XKJwer—God is not to help us because we are weak : no. He is
to give His life and His power in us as entirely impotent. He
that discerns this aright will learn to live by faith alone.
1 John XV. 4, 5 ; I Cor. xv. lo ;
2 Cor. xii. lo.
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