The Preciousness of Christ

[Daily Devotional]

The Preciousness of Christ 

     His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. S. of Sol.
5:16.  

     We should bring the attractiveness of Christ into our Christian
service. The soft beams of the Sun of Righteousness should shine into
our hearts, that we may be pleasant and cheerful and have a strong and
blessed influence on all around us. The truth of Jesus Christ does not
tend to gloom and sadness. . . . We must look away from the disagreeable
to Jesus. We must love Him more, obtain more of His attractive beauty
and grace of character, and cease the contemplation of others' mistakes
and errors. We should remember that our own ways are not faultless. We
make mistakes again and again. . . . No one is perfect but Jesus. Think
of Him and be charmed away from yourself, and from every disagreeable
thing, for by beholding our defects faith is weakened. God and His
promises are lost from sight. . . .  

     O what deep, rich experiences we might gain if we were devoting all
our God-given ability to seeking knowledge and spiritual strength from
God! . . . How little we really know of sweet communion with God. How
little we know the mysteries of the future life. We may know far more
than we do know if all our powers are sanctified to discern the
character of Christ.  

     There are heights for us to reach, depths of experience to sound,
if we are to be the light of the world.... Let the mind expand, that you
may take in the heavenly beauties of the blessed promises. Only believe
in Jesus and learn in the school of the greatest Teacher the world ever
knew, and His grace will act mightily upon the human intellect and
heart. His teaching will give clearness to the mental vision. It will
give compass to the thoughts; the soul hunger will be filled. The heart
will be softened and subdued and filled with glowing love, that neither
discouragement, despondency, affliction, or trial can quench. God will
open to the mind's eye His preciousness and His fullness. Then let us
love and labor. I point you to Christ, the Rock of Ages.  

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