GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 10

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES:

JESUS, YOUR…… WORD STANDS FOREVER –Isaiah 40:8

JESUS, YOUR…… PRESENCE GOES WITH ME –Ex 33:14

JESUS, YOU……….WALK WITH ME—Micah 6:8

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THE WORD FOR TODAY

John 14:12

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”

We continue in the chapter “That You May Bear Much Fruit” in the beloved 1800’s classic book by Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ

The desire to be a blessing is but the beginning.  As you undertake to work, you speedily become conscious of your own weakness and the difficulties in your way.  Souls are not saved at your bidding.  You are ready to be discouraged and to relax your effort.  But abiding in Christ, you receive new courage and strength for the work.  Believing what Christ teaches, that it is through Him you will give His blessing to the world, you understand that you are but the feeble instrument through which the hidden power of Christ does its work, that His strength may be perfected and made glorious in your weakness.    It is a great step when the believer fully consents to his own weakness and the abiding consciousness of it, and so works faithfully on, fully assured that his Lord is working through him.

He rejoices that the excellence of the power is of God, and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7).  Realizing his oneness with his Lord, he considers no longer his own weakness, but counts on the power of Him of whose hidden working within he is assured.  It is this secret assurance that gives a brightness to his look, a gentle firmness to his tone and a perseverance to all his efforts, which of themselves are great means of influencing those he is seeking to win.

He goes forth in the spirit of one to whom victory is assured; for this is the victory that overcomes, even our faith (1John 5:4).

He no longer counts it humility to say that God cannot bless his unworthy efforts.  He claims and expects a blessing, because it is not he, but Christ in him, that works.  The great secret of abiding in Christ is the deep conviction that we are nothing, and He is everything. 

As this is learned, it no longer seems strange to believe that our weakness need be no hindrance to His saving power.  The believers who yields himself wholly up to Christ for service in the spirit of a simple childlike trust will assuredly bring forth much fruit.  He will not fear even to claim his share in the wonderful promise of John 14:12:

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”

He no longer thinks that He cannot have a blessing and must be kept unfruitful so that he may be kept humble.  He sees that the most heavily laden branches bow the lowest.  Abiding in Christ, he has yielded assent to the blessed agreement between the vine and the branches, that of the fruit all the glory will go to the Husbandman, who is the Blessed Father in heaven.

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