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July 27 Miracles
A Miracle in the Believer’s Heart
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them
that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and
wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according
to his own will?” (Hebrews 2:3, 4).
We should now make diligent inquiry of ourselves, Can I, with
my present attainments, stand before the face of the holy God? If in
the great day of judgment, we come short, we shall have no excuse;
for we have access to the Word of God. Take the Bible for your lesson
book; for it is by obedience to its truths that we shall be sanctified. To
ensure the work of our salvation, God gave to our world the gift of
His only begotten Son. Shall we accept the blessing that Christ has
bought for us at such infinite sacrifice? He has made it possible for us
to be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption
that is in the world through lust.
Let us not give the impression that our religion consists principally
in coming to the church on Sabbath, and numbering one among a
number who listen to a sermon, and then go back to their homes to
continue in sinful practices. . . . Christ has given us the pattern to
which we are to work, but unless we make diligent effort with the
help of God, we shall miss the mark. We must be sanctified to God,
soul, body, and spirit.
Do we learn from Christ every day? If we do not, we shall certainly
come short of the knowledge that is essential. We cannot afford to
be weaklings in our Christian experience: for we cannot tell when our
account may be settled for eternity. We must constantly increase in
faith, and in likeness to Jesus Christ. If we will humble ourselves, the
Lord will lift us up. We may try to lift ourselves up, but this will not
be reckoned in our favor, in the day when Christ estimates character.
Oh, we are, many of us, so filled with self! We are fastened so firmly
to our peculiar temperaments and dispositions. Shall we now follow
the Word closely, that this great “I” may die, and that Christ may
dwell in our hearts by faith? 57
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