POSSESSING
ALL THINGS.
BY DR. J.M. WARD
Only to think of
our being united to Christ; one with Him, inheriting with Him all things-nay,
that all things are ours already, ours now. Oh, for an eternity, for scope,
breadth of though, enlargement of capacity, and associate help, duly to praise
the Triune God!
When I think what
our God can do, and of His delight in doing, in response to the faith of His
little ones-a faith enkindled in their hearts by the blessed Holy Spirit, it
seems as though we might ask him to do anything that will be for His glory.
These cases of
healing that are called wonderful, are no more to Him than giving a
little increase of strength to an enfeebled one. And why will He not be more
ready to do it, inasmuch as He will be more glorified; for truly the end of all
these things is not for our sakes, but for His own glory.
I may add that we
have not praised God as we should, for the privilege of prayer, that He
condescends to have us ask Him to do such and such things-just for a moment
think of it!-and, to woo our hearts to prayer, He has given us all the precious
promises, adding His own intercessory Spirit to make our prayers effectual.
On the effectuality of prayer my mind is
exercised. it is said, you know, of Luther, “He can get what he likes of God,”
and why should we not be in the same blessed fellowship, walking with God in
such perfect affliction of spirit, as to be everlasting and receiving; of
course asking all for the glory of our Christ which, since He is “the chiefest
among ten thousand,” we cannot but do. His love in our hearts will secure all
this.
God grant that we may so live in openness of
spirit as to have the mind of Christ, and then we shall be ever asking for
things pleasing to Him, and receiving the things we ask for.
With this grace abiding in us, what a power
there will be in holiness of life.
