Our Continual Dependence

[Daily Devotional]

Our Continual Dependence 

The Lord sitteth King for ever. The Lord will give strength unto his people.
Ps. 29: 10, 11. 

The throne of grace is to be our continual dependence. . . . There is
strength for us in Christ. He is our Advocate before the Father. He
dispatches His messengers to every part of His dominion to communicate His
will to His people. He walks in the midst of His churches. He desires to
sanctify, elevate, and ennoble His followers. The influence of those who
truly believe in Him will be a savor of life in the world. He holds the
stars in His right hand, and it is His purpose to let His light shine
through these to the world. Thus He desires to prepare His people for higher
service in the church above. He has given us a great work to do. Let us do
it with accuracy and determination. Let us show in our lives what the truth
has done for us. 

"Who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks" (Rev. 2: 1).
This Scripture shows Christ's relation to the churches. He walks in the
midst of His churches throughout the length and breadth of the earth. He
watches them with intense interest to see whether they are in such a
condition spiritually that they can advance His kingdom. Christ is present
in every assembly of the church. He is acquainted with everyone connected
with His service. He knows those whose hearts He can fill with the holy oil,
that they may impart it to others. Those who faithfully carry forward the
work of Christ in our world, representing in word and works the character of
God, fulfilling the Lord's purpose for them, are in His sight very precious.
Christ takes pleasure in them as a man takes pleasure in a well- kept garden
and the fragrance of the flowers he has planted. 

No candlestick, no church, shines of itself. From Christ emanates all its
light. The church in heaven today is only the complement of the church on
earth; but it is higher, grander-- perfect. The same divine illumination is
to continue through eternal ages. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the
light thereof. No church can have light if it fails to diffuse the glory it
receives from the throne of God. 

>From God's Amazing Grace - Page 94