"Christ is our life!"
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I joyfully share with you today, incredible truth from the writings of Andrew Murray. May his rich insights prepare us for an incredible new year...​
Christ's life is more than historical facts concerning His birth, His teaching, His work, even more than His death. It was His unique and divine life in the presence of God and man that gave value to all that He said and did. And it is this life, glorified in the resurrection, that He imparts to His people, enabling them to live victoriously in spite of any upsetting trials or circumstances. |
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Spiritual leaders agree that the life of believers is either the greatest asset, or the greatest obstacle, in the winning of souls to Christ. Too many church members miss this deepest of spiritual truths because they do not understand, nor do they truly believe, this message of the indwelling Christ. When Jesus sent out His disciples it was with this command: "But stay in the city of Jerusalem until you have been endued with power from on high." (Luke 24:49)​
Everything in missions and ministry depends upon this life with God in Christ being right. The simplicity and intensity of our lives in Christ, and of His life in us, makes us more than conquerors over selfish desires, as well as anything else, that would hinder His purposes for us from being realized. The Christ life will give us power over the world, the flesh, and the devil.
Christ is life! And when He lives in you and me, every moment of everyday, as He promised in His word, you and I can live our lives to the fullest. He is our strength; He is our joy; He is our peace; He is our LIFE!
Christ is life! And when He lives in you and me, every moment of everyday, as He promised in His word, you and I can live our lives to the fullest. He is our strength; He is our joy; He is our peace; He is our LIFE!
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"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."
~ Psalm 23:1
If you are like most who were born, or now live in the "Bible-belt" of our nation, then you are familiar with the wonderful 23rd Psalm. God inspired David to write this beautiful song that so marvelously describes the relationship between a faithful shepherd and his beloved sheep.
David, a mighty warrior and successful king, grew up as a shepherd boy in the pastures of a family farm near Bethlehem. He knew well how that sheep demanded a keen, tender, firm and brave shepherd to guide and guard them. David spoke personally in this Psalm, yet he also spoke prophetically, as he looked forward to the greatest of all shepherds, the Lord Jesus Christ!
David, a mighty warrior and successful king, grew up as a shepherd boy in the pastures of a family farm near Bethlehem. He knew well how that sheep demanded a keen, tender, firm and brave shepherd to guide and guard them. David spoke personally in this Psalm, yet he also spoke prophetically, as he looked forward to the greatest of all shepherds, the Lord Jesus Christ!
The role of the sheep in this passage is very simple. The are to hear and heed the voice of the Shepherd. He does everything else. He leads them in the right way. He chooses their paths for them. He insures that those paths are ones that the sheep can walk in safety. He doesn't send them along the journey alone, but goes before them. He locates the green pastures and the calm waters necessary for life, and lovingly leads them to His provision. The sheep have no need of planning; no decisions to make; no anxious thoughts of failure. They have absolutely nothing to do but to trust themselves entirely to the care and compassion of the Shepherd, and to follow Him wherever he leads. Isn't it all very simple? You see, friend, there is nothing complicated about obeying completely the One Who is eternally trustworthy; and neither is there anything complicated in obeying with perfect confidence the glorious Shepherd who promises to each one of us an experience of abundant life!
No wonder David could say, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Is He your shepherd?
No wonder David could say, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Is He your shepherd?
Charles Smith
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