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In Unison with God, April 11
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
and to finish his work.
John 4:34
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Christ declared, “I came ... not to do my own will, but the will of
him that sent me.”
John 6:38
. His will was put into active exercise to
save the souls of men. His human will was nourished by the divine.
His servants today would do well to ask themselves, “What kind of will
am I individually cultivating? Have I been gratifying my own desires,
confirming myself in selfishness and obstinacy?” If we are doing this, we
are in great peril, for Satan will always rule the will that is not under the
control of the Spirit of God. When we place our will in unison with the
will of God, the holy obedience that was exemplified in the life of Christ
will be seen in our lives....
Paul declares, “I am crucified with Christ.”
Galatians 2:20
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is nothing so hard as the crucifixion of the will. Christ was tempted
in all points like as we are; but His will was ever kept on the side of
God’s will. In His humanity He had the same free will that Adam had
in Eden. He could have yielded to temptation as Adam yielded. And
Adam, by believing God and being a doer of His word, could have resisted
temptation as Christ resisted it. Had Christ so willed it, He could have
commanded the stones to be made bread. He might have cast Himself
down from the pinnacle of the Temple. He might have yielded to Satan’s
temptation to fall down and worship him, the usurper of the world. But
at every point He met the tempter with, “It is written.” His will was in
perfect obedience to the will of God, and the will of God was revealed
throughout His entire life....
Christ’s obedience to His Father’s commandments is to be the mea-
sure of our obedience. Those who follow Christ, if they would become
complete in Him, must keep their will surrendered to the will of God.
Abundant provision has been made that those who will seek God with the
whole heart may find Him a present help in every time of trouble. Help
has been laid on One that is mighty. Christ has promised, I will be your
helper.
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