“… the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).

We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions
into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little
world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think who the New Testament
says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the
miserable faith we exhibit by saying, “I haven’t had this experience or that
experience”! Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims and provides—He can present
us faultless before the throne of God, inexpressibly pure, absolutely righteous,
and profoundly justified. Stand in absolute adoring faith “in Christ Jesus, who
became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and
redemption …” (1 Corinthians 1:30). How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for
the Son of God! We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk
about making sacrifices! We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in
Jesus Christ—not a “prayer meeting” Jesus Christ, or a “book” Jesus Christ, but
the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us
dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs.
Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself. We can
never experience Jesus Christ, or selfishly bind Him in the confines of
our own hearts. Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him.
It is because of our trusting in experience that we see the steadfast impatience
of the Holy Spirit against unbelief. All of our fears are sinful, and we create
our own fears by refusing to nourish ourselves in our faith. How can anyone who
is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from doubt or fear! Our lives should be
an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant
belief.

For me to live is Christ, and to die would be GLORIOUS GLORY.

IN HIS GRIP

Chuck Howi

Title : My Utmost for His Highest
Edition : First
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