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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LET US DRA IV NIGH 65<br />
my whole life, in the conscious enjoyment of His<br />
immediate presence. <strong>Let</strong> no thought of thy<br />
weakness and unfaithfulness hold thee back.<br />
Begin to look at God, who has set the door open<br />
and calls thee in ;<br />
at the blood that has prevailed<br />
over sin and death, and given thee a boldness<br />
that nothing can hinder ;<br />
at Christ the almighty<br />
and most loving High Priest, who is to bring<br />
thee in and keep thee in; and believe: Yes,<br />
such a life is meant for me ; it is possible ; it is<br />
my duty ; God calls me to it ; and say then,<br />
whether thy heart would not desire and long to<br />
enter into this blessed rest, the home of God's<br />
love.<br />
The second step is the surrender to Christ, <strong>by</strong><br />
Him to be brought into this life of abiding<br />
fellowship with God. This surrender implies<br />
an entire giving up of the life of nature and of<br />
self; an entire separation from the world and<br />
its spirit ; an entire death to my own will, and<br />
acceptance of God's will to command my life,<br />
in all things, down to the very least. To some<br />
this surrender comes as the being convicted of<br />
a number of things which they thought harmless,<br />
and which they now see to have been in<br />
the will of the flesh and of man. To others it<br />
comes as a call to part with some single doubtful<br />
thing, or some sin against which they have<br />
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