The New Life

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The New Life.
feeling, but by faith in this love, can you do your
work. "Beloved, keep yourselves in the love of
God. And on some have mercy who are in doubt
and some save, snatching them out of the fire ; and
on some have mercy v^^ith fear." The flesh often
thinks that strength and force do more than love
and patience. But that is not so : love achieves
everything : it has overcome on the cross.*
Such work must be the work of faith, of faith
working by love : faith that the Lord desires to use
you and will use you. Be not afraid on account of
your weakness : learn in the Scriptures what glorious
promises God from time to time gave to those who
had to speak for Him.'^ Surrender yourself continually
to God to be used for the rescue of souls, and
take your stand on the fact that He who has redeemed
you for this end, will for this end bless you. Although
your work is in weakness and fear, although no
blessing appears to come, be of good courage: at
His time, we shall reap.^ Be filled with faith in the
power of God, in His blessing upon you, and in the
certainty of the hearing of prayer.
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If any man see
his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall
ask, and God will give him life." Whether it be the
most miserable and neglected, or whether it be the
decent but indifferent who does not know his sin, take
courage, the Lord is mighty to bless : He hears prayer.
iHeb. iii. 13, x. 24; Jude ax, 23.
8 Ex. iv. II, 12 ;
Josh. i. 9; Isa. 1. 4, 11 ;
Jer. i. 6, 7 ; Matt, x
19, 20.
82 Chron. xv. 7 ; Ps. cxxvi. 6, 7 ; Hag. ii. 5 ; Gal. viii. 9 ; 1 John
V. 16.
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