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 W NIGH 69<br />
Zbc Confession of onr 1bope.<br />
X.—23. <strong>Let</strong> us hold fast the confession of our hope<br />
that it waver not ; for He is faithful that promised.<br />
The three chief words of this injunction we<br />
have had before Hold fast, Confession, Hope*<br />
If we hold fast the glorying of our hope firm to<br />
the end. Give diligence to the fulness of hope.<br />
Christ the High Priest of our profession. <strong>Let</strong><br />
us hold fast our confession. A better hope, <strong>by</strong><br />
which we draw nigh to God. We have now<br />
been brought to see what Christian perfection<br />
is, in that perfect life in God's presence to which<br />
Jesus brings us in : here, more than ever, we<br />
shall need to hold fast our hope.<br />
Faith and hope ever go together. "Faith<br />
is the substance of things hoped for." Faith<br />
accepts the promise in its divine reality, hope<br />
goes forward to<br />
examine and picture and rejoice<br />
in the treasures which faith has accepted.<br />
And<br />
so here, on the words, <strong>Let</strong> us draw near in<br />
fulness of faith, there follows immediately, <strong>Let</strong>
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