Opening the Mysteries of
Redemption
Then opened
he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures. Luke
24:45.
The Lord wants
every one of us to have a deeper, richer experience in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He desires that we shall grow in knowledge--not
earthward, but heaven-ward, upward to Christ our living Head. How high, how
great, is this knowledge to be? To the full stature of men and women in Christ
Jesus. We cannot grow too much, we cannot gather up too many of the precious
rays of light that God sends us. . . .
We know
falsehoods are coming in like a swift current, and that is just the reason why
we want every ray of light that God has for us, that we may be able to stand
amid the perils of the last days. . . .
O how Christ
longs to open before us the mysteries of redemption! He longed to do this for
His disciples when He was among them on earth, but they were not far enough
advanced in spiritual knowledge to comprehend His words. He had to say to them,
"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now"
(John 16:12). O how much better could they have borne the terrible ordeal
through which they had to pass at His trial and crucifixion if they had
advanced and been able to bear the instruction of Christ! Shall we not let
Jesus open our understanding? . . .
We are on the
borders of the eternal world, and we must have a testimony with which all
heaven shall be in harmony.
The Lord is
coming, and we must be ready! Every moment I want His grace--I want the robe of
Christ's righteousness. We must humble our souls before God as never before,
come low to the foot of the cross, and He will put a word in our mouths to
speak for Him, even praise unto our God. He will teach us a strain from the
song of the angels, even thanksgiving to our heavenly Father. We can do nothing
of ourselves, but God wants to touch our lips with a living coal from off the
altar. He wants to sanctify our tongues--to sanctify our whole being.
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