Struggling With Your Faith? You Need More Jesus

My Utmost For His Highest

 

He will glorify Me… —John 16:14

 

“The New Testament example of the Christian experience is that of a personal, passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other kind of so-called Christian experience is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration— no being born again into the kingdom in which Christ lives and reigns supreme. There is only the idea that He is our pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is the Savior long before He is the pattern. Today He is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion— a mere example. He is that, but He is infinitely more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God! Jesus said, “…when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,…He will glorify Me…” (John 16:13-14). When I commit myself to the revealed truth of the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit, who then begins interpreting to me what Jesus did. The Spirit of God does in me internally all that Jesus Christ did for me externally.” CHAMBERS

 

It’s the classic problem of wanting to be something by trying harder.  In this case, it is wanting to be like Jesus.  An admirable goal, but it cannot be achieved through self-effort or self-denial.  Only by the power of God and the working of the Holy Spirit in us.  (John 14:6) “I (Jesus) am the Way and the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through me.”  (John 15:5) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”  Our new life is totally dependent upon Jesus.  If you are struggling in your faith, you need more Jesus not more effort.  (Matthew 11:28) “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I (Jesus) will give you rest.”  It’s true my friend.  ELGIN

 

Without Him  MYLON RAE LEFEVRE

 

Without Him I could do nothing Without Him I’d surely fail

Without Him I would be drifting Like a ship without a sail

 

Without Him I would be dying Without Him I’d be enslaved

Without Him life would be worthless But with Jesus thank God I'm saved

 

Oh Jesus, oh Jesus Do you know Him today Please don't turn Him away

Oh Jesus, my Jesus Without Him how lost I would be