By M. Stanford
"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so
walk ye in Him" (Col. 2:6).
One day we came to Him in utter need and reliance, and
received life. Every day we are to abide in Him in utter
need and reliance, that He may live that life in and through
us. We are born again by faith, and we are to live anew by
faith. "He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing"
(John 15:5).
'There are earnest Christians who are zealous for a free
Gospel, with acceptance of Christ, and justification by
faith alone. But after this they think everything depends on
their diligence and faithfulness. While they firmly grasp
the truth, 'justified by faith,' they have hardly noticed
the larger truth, 'the just shall live by faith.' They have
not yet understood what a perfect Saviour the Lord Jesus is,
and how He will each day do for the sinner just as much as
He did the first day when they came to Him.
"They know not that the life of grace is always and only a
life of faith, and that in the relationship to the Lord
Jesus the one daily and unceasing duty of the disciple is to
believe, because believing is the one channel through which
Divine grace and strength can flow into the heart of man.
The flesh of the believer remains evil and sinful to the
last; it is only as he daily comes, all empty and helpless,
to his Saviour to receive of His life and strength, that he
can bring forth the fruits of righteousness to the glory of
God." - A.M.
"Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as
ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving"
(Col. 2:7).
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