The New Life

Chastisement.
glory to the promises of the Father.
have recourse to the word.^
In chastisement
3. Let Jesus be your teacher. He Himself was
sanctified by suffering : it was in suffering that He
learned full obedience. He has a wonderfully sympathetic
heart. Have much intercourse with Him.
Seek not your comfort from much speaking on the
part of men or with men. Give Jesus the opportunity
of teaching you. Have much converse with Him
in solitude.^ The Father has given you the word, the
Spirit, the Lord Jesus your sanctification, in order to
sanctify you : affliction and chastisement are meant
to bring you to the word, to Jesus Himself, in order
that He may make you partaker of His holiness.
is in fellowship with Jesus that consolation comes as
of itself.'
4. Be a willing pupil. Acknowledge your ignorance.
Think not that you understand the will of
God. Ask and expect that the Lord would teach you
the lesson that you are to learn in affliction. To the
meek there is the promise of teaching and wisdom.
Seek to have the ear open, the heart very quiet, and
turned towards God. Know that it is the Father that
has placed you in the school of trial : yield yourself
with all willingness to hear what He says, to learn
what He would have you taught. He will bless you
greatly in this.*
*' Happy is the man whom Thou chastenest, and
1 Ps. cxix. 49, 50 92, 143 ; Isa. xl. i, xliii. 2 ; i Thess. iv. 8.
2lsa. xxvi. 16, Ixi. i, 2 ; Heb. ii. 10, 17, 18, v. 9.
3 2 Cor. i. 3, 4; Heb. xiii. 5, 6.
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*Ps. XXV. 9, xx.xix. 2, 10 ;
Isa. 1. 4, 5.
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