Finally, be strong in
the Lord and in the strength of his might. Ephesians 6:10
Too many of us object, perhaps unconsciously, to the rather
evident fact that the maintenance of the devotional mood is indispensable to
success in the Christian life.
And what is the devotional mood?
It is nothing else than constant awareness of God’s enfolding
presence, the holding of inward conversations with Christ, and private worship
of God in spirit and in truth!
To establish our hearts in the devotional mood we must abide in
Christ, walk in the Spirit, pray without ceasing, and meditate in the Word of
God day and night. Of course this implies separation from the world and
obedience to the will of God, as we are able to understand it.
No matter how we may argue, true holiness and spiritual power
are not qualities that can be once received and thereafter forgotten, as one
might wind a clock or take a vitamin pill. Every advance in the spiritual life
must be made against the determined resistance of the world, the flesh, and the
devil!
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