My Lord and I
Can two walk
together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3.
Enoch walked
with God. He was of one mind with God. The prophet asks, "Can two walk
together, except they be agreed?" If we are of one mind with God, our will
will be swallowed up in God's will and we shall follow wherever God leads the
way. As a loving child places his hand in that of his father, and walks with
him in perfect trust whether it is dark or bright, so the sons and daughters of
God are to walk with Jesus through joy or sorrow. . . .
The followers of
Christ are to manifest to the world the characteristics of their Lord. They
must not become careless or inattentive to their duty, or indifferent as to
their influence, for they are to be representatives of Jesus in the earth. . .
.
Those who do not
walk in all faith and purity find the thought of coming into the presence of
God a thought of terror. They do not love to think or speak of God. They say in
heart and by their actions, "Depart from us, O God; we desire not the
knowledge of thy ways." But through faith in Christ the true Christian
knows the mind and will of God. He understands by a living experience something
of the length and depth and breadth and height of the love of God that passeth
knowledge.
The soul that
loves God loves to draw strength from Him by constant communion with Him. When
it becomes the habit of the soul to converse with God, the power of the evil
one is broken, for Satan cannot abide near the soul that draws nigh unto God.
If Christ is your companion, you will not cherish vain and impure thoughts; you
will not indulge in trifling words that will grieve Him who has come to be the
sanctifier of your soul. . . .
Those who are
sanctified through the truth are living recommendations of its power, and representatives
of their risen Lord. The religion of Christ will refine the taste, sanctify the
judgment, elevate, purify, and ennoble the soul, making the Christian more and
more fit for the society of the heavenly angels.
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