I Come Quietly to Meet You: An Intimate Journey in God's Presence by Amy Carmichael

Author:Amy Carmichael [Amy Carmichael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-09-04T02:56:00+00:00

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.... Continue to work out your salvation.... For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

PHILIPPIANS 1:6; 2:12-13

There are countless promises given to us by the Lord for times when things are hard. There is one in the Old Testament, which was given first to Moses, then to Joshua: "I will never leave you or forsake you" (Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5).

Lest we should fear that it was spoken only or specially to Joshua, the writer of a New Testament book quotes it just as if it were spoken to him and to all of us who read his book:" `I will never leave you or forsake you.' So we may say with confidence, `The Lord is my helper'" (Psalm 118:6-7).

I like that part, "with confidence," don't you?

We are not meant to shake with fear when faced by temptations. We may look up to Him who conquered the powers of evil when He "reigned from the Tree" (Psalm 96:10, Jerome).

Those powers can never say that He did not conquer them, for He both exposed them and made a show of conquering them openly.

Therefore, we follow in procession behind a triumphant Christ! And if all our reliance is placed upon Him, we need never be defeated in spirit. Today, from hour to hour, He can and will lead us on to triumphif we look to Him.

And if some duty or service has to be done which seems quite impossible, the same promise of help and triumph holds true. Over and over again I have seen the Lord do "impossible" things. I think He delights in the impossible!

And He delights to meet the faith of one who looks up to Him and says, "Lord, you know that I cannot do this-but I believe that you can!"

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