The New Life

The New Life.
And liow come I then to the full enjojonent of this
blessed life? "I live in faith, the faith which is in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up
for me." Through ^
faith I reflect upon and contemplate
His surrender to me as sure and glorious.
Through faith I appropriate it. Through faith I
trust in Jesus to confirm this surrender, to communicate
Himself to me and reveal Himself within me.
Through faith I await with certainty the full experience
of salvation which arises from having Jesus as
mine, to do all—all for me. Through faith I live in
this Jesus who loved me and gave Himself for me.
And I say, "No longer do I live, but Christ liveth in
me." Christian, pray believe it with your whole
heart : Jesus gives Himself for you : He is wholly
yours: He will do all for you.*
my Lord Jesus, what wonderful grace is this,
that Thou gavest Thyself for me. In Thee is eternal
life. Thou Thyself art the life and Thou givest Thyself
to be in my life all that I need. Thou purifiest
me and sanctifiest me, and makest me zealous in
good works. Thou takest me wholly for Thyself,
and givest Thyself wholly for me. Yes, my Lord, in
all Thou art my life. O make me rightly understand
this. Amen.
1 John vi. 29, 35, vii. 38, x. 10, 38 ;
Gal. ii. 20.
2 Matt. viii. 10, ix. 2, 22 ; Mark xi. 24 ; I^uke vii. 50, viii. 48, xvil;
19, xviii. 42 ; Rom. iv. 16, ai, v. 2, xi. 20 ; Gal. iii. 25, 26 ; Eph. i
19, iii. 17.
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