To be near unto God - pagina 554

it is good for you, unspeakably good, to be near again unto God. And what is the secret of this healing work of the soul? Is it not stated in Jeremiah's words: "Lord, thou knowest me, thou seest me, thou triest mine heart that it is with thee" (Jer. 12:3 Dutch version). That which makes the utterances of Psalmist and prophet so striking is, that they interpret all of life within the scope of battle for

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or against God. Battle against God on the part of Satan. Battle against God on the part of unholy, worldly powers. Battle against God's holiness on the part of every sin They do not speak

the weak, cowardly language of a self-developing and degenerating moral life, but they relate everything to God, as the center of all things. It is all a battle of sin and unrighteousness against God, and a battle cf God against all unrighteousness and sin. It is an age-long battle, from the days of paradise on, which will not cease until the end of the ages, when God in Christ shall triumph over the last enemy. And we are all involved in this conflict, and have our part in it. When we sin, it is on the side of Satan against God. When we live by faith, it is on the side of God against Satan. This is the interpretation of life as given by prophets and apostles. And this should be the profound and striking interpretation of life on the And what is a sin part of all God's children. which we commit? Even this: that in an evil moment we strengthen the forces of evil against B60

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