THE GLORY OF OUR POSITION

THE GLORY OF OUR POSITION

I have been pondering with much interest that in all times a defection begins with a surrender of the glory of the position. Adam did so. Abraham did so. Israel did so. The church has done so. The glory of our position, inaugurated by Stephen, is that we belong to a heavenly Christ. And when the truth was first revived in this century, the desire was to get rid of everything earthly as much as possible. We were really full of the glory of our position in Christ. Everything attractive here was to be surrendered. This you may say was all on the negative side, but surely if we knew more of the positive now — that is, of Christ in glory — we should be better able to dispense with earthly attractions. Saints, alas! are more inclined to return to earthly things than to surrender more of them. I do not believe “first love” can be retained unless we adhere to Christ in heaven; that is the glory of our position. There are two organisations here — the world, or man’s, and God’s, which is the saint’s. I am cheered by the assurance that the Lord is drawing us all nearer to Himself. I mean that He draws us, and that we are running after Him. I believe that to draw us into personal attachment to Himself is the great aim of the Spirit’s work amongst us now.

There are two great effects of being near Him, one is that oneself is in abeyance; the other, that one is transformed. How blessed!

... May you so enjoy the Lord’s priestly service that you may rise superior to every infirmity, and join Him in the sanctuary, and there have such a sense of heaven that you may run the race set before you more vigorously than ever.