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THE CONCENTRATION OF PERSONAL SIN “Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips.” Isaiah 6:5 When I get into the presence of God, I do not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense; I realize the concentration of sin in a particular feature of my life. A man will say easily—“Oh yes, I know I am a sinner”; but when he gets into the presen..

THE CONDITIONS OF DISCIPLESHIP “If any man come to Me, and hate not . . ., he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26 If the closest relationships of life clash with the claims of Jesus Christ, He says it must be instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person, Our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a difference between devotion to a Person a..

THE INEVITABLE PENALTY “Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the uttermost farthing.” Matthew 5:26 There is no heaven with a little of hell in it. God is determined to make you pure and holy and right; he will not allow you to escape for one moment from the scrutiny of the Holy Spirit. He urged you to come to judgment right aw..

DO IT NOW “Agree with thine adversary quickly.” Matthew 5:25 Jesus Christ is laying down this principle—Do what you know you must do, now, and do it quickly; if you do not, the inevitable process will begin to work and you will have to pay to the last farthing in pain and agony and distress. God’s laws are unalterable; there is no escape from them. The teaching of ..

DIRECTION OF DISCIPLINE “And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” Matthew 5:30 Jesus did not say that everyone must cut off the right hand, but— If your right hand offends you in your walk with Me, cut it off. There a..

APPREHENDED BY GOD “If that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended.” Philippians 3:12 Never choose to be a worker; but when once God has put His call on you, woe be to you if you turn to the right hand or to the left. We are not here to work for God because we have chosen to do so, but because God has apprehended us. There is never any thought of—“Oh ..

THE OVERSHADOWING PERSONAL DELIVERANCE “I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.” Jeremiah 1:8 God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally— “Thy life will I give unto thee for a prey.” That is all God promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our personal property and possessions are a matter of indifference, we ..

ALWAYS NOW “We . . . beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.” 2 Corinthians 6:1 The grace you had yesterday will not do for to-day. Grace is the overflowing favour of God; you can always reckon it is there to draw upon. “In much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses”—that is where the test for patience comes. Are you failing th..

RECEIVING ONE’S SELF IN THE FIRES OF SORROW “What shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.” John 12:27-29, RV My attitude as a saint to sorrow and difficulty is not to ask that they may be prevented, but to ask that I may preserve the self God created me to be through every fire of sorrow. Our Lord r..

RECONCILING ONE’S SELF TO THE FACT OF SIN “This is your hour, and the power of darkness.” Luke 22:53 It is not being reconciled to the fact of sin that produces all the disasters in life. You may talk about the nobility of human nature, but there is something in human nature which will laugh in the face of every ideal you have. If you refuse to agree with the fact that t..