Let Us Draw Nigh! by Andrew Murray
The Way to a Life Abiding Continually in the Secret of God's Presence
The Way to a Life Abiding Continually in the Secret of God's Presence
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54 LE T US DRA W NIGH<br />
panionships of his daily life can every moment<br />
maintain a heart sprinkled from an evil conscience.<br />
They do not know that, if once, with<br />
a heart sprinkled, they enter in, they are in<br />
an inner sanctuary, where everything acts in<br />
the power of the upper world, in the power of<br />
an endless life. They breathe the inspiring,<br />
invigorating air of the Holiest of All ; they<br />
breathe the Holy Spirit, and enjoy the power<br />
of the resurrection life. The Minister of the<br />
heavenly sanctuary is also the Mediator of the<br />
new covenant in our hearts. All He does in<br />
heaven He does each moment on earth in our<br />
heart, if faith will trust Him, for the blood of<br />
sprinkling is the blood of the covenant. . The<br />
abiding continually is possible and sure, because<br />
He who is our High Priest abides continually.<br />
And what may be the reason that so few<br />
Christians can testify of<br />
the joy and the power<br />
of a heart at all times sprinkled from an<br />
evil<br />
conscience ? The answer is, That in the<br />
apprehension of this, as of every other truth,<br />
there are stages according to the measure of<br />
faith and faithfulness. See it in Israel. There<br />
you have three stages. The Israelite who<br />
entered the outer court saw the altar and the<br />
blood sprinkled there, and received such assurance<br />
of pardon as that could give him. The