On our learning this lesson, depends our comforting walk heavenward

(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795)  LISTEN to Audio!  Download Audio

When the Holy Spirit takes of the things of Christ and preaches them to the heart-oh, what a sweet peace follows! The believer then finds himself saved from all the miseries of sin, and entitled to all the blessings of eternal glory.

Being thus persuaded of his safety by believing in the sin-atoning death of our Great High Priest, the Holy Spirit then teaches him how to live upon Christ, and how to make use of Christ's fullness. On our learning this lesson, depends our comforting walk heavenward. For Christ does not give us a stock of grace and expect us to improve it by being faithful to grace given. No, no, that is not His way. Our souls must depend upon Him, just as our bodies do upon the elements of this world. We must live by faith in Jesus, and be every moment receiving grace upon grace out of His fullness.

And this is our happiness-to have all in Christ!

A beggar in myself, but rich with unsearchable eternal riches in Him.

Ignorant still in myself, but led and taught by His unerring wisdom.

A sinner still, but saved by His blood and righteousness.

Weak and helpless still, but kept by His Almighty love.

Nothing but sorrow in myself, nothing but joy in Him.

Oh, this is a blessed life!

No tongue can tell what a Heaven it is, thus to live by faith in the Son of God. Thanks be to Him, that I do know a little of it. Surely I could not have thought, some years ago, that there was such a Heaven upon earth as I now find.

"I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me!" Galatians 2:20