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Firm Reliance on Christ

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye
may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Rom. 15:13.

At times a deep sense of our unworthiness will send a thrill of terror
through the soul; but this is no evidence that God has changed toward us, or
we toward God. . . . We should by faith grasp the hand of Christ, and trust
Him as fully in the darkness as in the light.

Satan may whisper, "You are too great a sinner for Christ to save." While
you acknowledge that you are indeed sinful and unworthy, you may meet the
tempter with the cry, "By virtue of the atonement, I claim Christ as my
Saviour. I trust not to my own merits, but to the precious blood of Jesus,
which cleanses me. This moment I hang my helpless soul on Christ." The
Christian life must be a life of constant, living faith. An unyielding
trust, a firm reliance upon Christ, will bring peace and assurance to the
soul. . . .

Every obstacle, every internal foe, only increases your need of Christ. He
came to take away the heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh. Look to
Him for special grace to overcome your peculiar faults. When assailed by
temptation, steadfastly resist the evil promptings; say to your soul, "How
can I dishonor my Redeemer? I have given myself to Christ; I cannot do the
works of Satan." Cry to the dear Saviour for help to sacrifice every idol,
and to put away every darling sin. Let the eye of faith see Jesus standing
before the Father's throne, presenting His wounded hands as He pleads for
you. Believe that strength comes to you through your precious Saviour.

By faith look upon the crowns laid up for those who shall overcome; listen
to the exultant song of the redeemed, Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was
slain and hast redeemed us to God! Endeavor to regard these scenes as real.
Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in his terrible conflict with
principalities and powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places,
exclaimed, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on
the right hand of God." The Saviour of the world was revealed to him as
looking down from heaven upon him with the deepest interest; and the
glorious light of Christ's countenance shone upon Stephen with such
brightness that even his enemies saw his face shine like the face of an
angel.

If we would permit our minds to dwell more upon Christ and the heavenly
world, we should find a powerful stimulus and support in fighting the
battles of the Lord. Pride and love of the world will lose their power as we
contemplate the glories of that better land so soon to be our home. Beside
the loveliness of Christ, all earthly attractions will seem of little worth
(Review and Herald, Nov. 15, 1887).

>From Lift Him Up - Page 280

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