JANUARY 11TH, 1941

JANUARY 11TH, 1941

DEAR —, — I am sorry that we have seen so little of you for a long time, but we do not forget you, and we pray that the Lord may not lose the place to which He is entitled in your heart. No one has such a claim upon you as He has, for He has died for you that He might have you altogether for Himself. He knows what the world is, of which Satan is the god and prince. It never satisfied anybody yet, though there is everything in it to appeal to our natural desires and likings. But you know that following our own desires, though it may gratify us in a certain way, only pleases that in us which does not love the Lord. And it is poor happiness that leaves Him out, and finds us living as a companion of those who do not want Him either in their hearts or in their lives. I am sure you know that there is something infinitely better than all the world has to offer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and in His wondrous things, and in the company of His people. But through unwatchfulness, and by neglecting prayer, and the Holy Scriptures, and by holding aloof from the companionship of believers, it is possible to lose desire even for the things which we know to be really precious. You once made choice of the narrow path which leads to life. Let me earnestly beg you to resist and turn away from all those influences which would draw you back into the broad way. The priceless privilege of being a true follower and confessor of the Lord Jesus is within your reach. Do not despise it, or miss the honour of bearing the reproach of Christ in the time of His rejection.

The dear brethren are much concerned about you, and ^[p. 288] earnestly desire that your heart may be filled with a sense of the worthiness of Christ, that you may count it your chief joy to get to know Him better, and to be a faithful follower of Him in the little while before He comes again....

With love in the Lord and every desire for your spiritual blessing,

Yours sincerely in Him,

January 11th, 1941.