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The Source of My Strength, May 20
I am the vine, ye are the branches: 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
.
We are finite, but a wonderful arrangement has been made that we
may have close connection with the Infinite.... Finite beings at their best
can do but little, but Christ working through humanity may accomplish
wonderful results.
It is a painful thought to me that I can do so little. The limited sphere of
human capabilities leads me to feel indeed the words of Christ, “Without
Me
ye can do
nothing
.” Many are endowed with superior talents and do
not use them, because they have no living connection with God.... My own
scanty knowledge and feeble energies drive me to Jesus, and the language
of my heart is, “Oh God, I can do nothing. I hang my helpless soul on
Thee, Jesus Christ my Saviour. Put Thy grace into my heart. Attract my
mind from my weakness to Thy almighty strength, from my ignorance
to Thy eternal wisdom, from my frailty to Thy enduring might. Give me
correct views of the great plan of redemption. Let me see and understand
what Christ is to me, and that my heart, soul, mind, and strength are
bought with a price. Christ has imparted to me that I may impart to others.
Lift up my soul; strengthen and enlighten my mind that I may comprehend
more clearly the character of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, that I may
know that it is my privilege to be a partaker of the divine nature.”
The great and eternal power of God fills my mind with awe, and
sometimes even terror.... May I indeed look upon Jesus, full of goodness
and compassion and love, and behold the Lord God, and call Him by the
endearing name of Father.
The deep struggles of my own soul against temptations, the earnest
longings of my mind and heart to know God and Jesus Christ as my
personal Saviour, and to have assurance, peace, and rest in their love, lead
me to desire every day to be where the beams of the Sun of Righteousness
can shine upon me.
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