The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-29
LIKE CHRIST.

oar inward parts, into our very being.
Take it day by day as the word that
proceedeth as proceeded, but pro-
ceedeth. is proceeding Of the
mouth Of God. a the word of the living
God. who IN it holds living fellowship
with His children. ard speaks to them
in living power. Take cur thoughts of
Gods will and God : work aud God 3
purpose with you, and the world, not
from the church. not from Christians
around you. but from the word taught
YOU by the Father. and like Christ, you
will b. able to fulfill all that is written
IN the Scripture concerning you.
In Chri.t's use OF Scripture the most
remarkable thing is this: He found
himself there; lie saw there His own
image aud likeness. And he gave
himself to the fulfllment OF VIII He
found written there 1t was this that
encouraged Him under the bitterest
suGerings and strengthened Him for
the most difficult work. Every where
lie saw traced by Gods own hand the
divine way .mark-through suffering 10
glory. IL had bat one thought-to be
what the Father had sand He should be,
to have life corr, sp)1d exactly to the
image of what lie should be as He
found il in the Word of God.
Discipieof Jesus in the Scriptures
tby likeness too is TO be found apicture
of what the Father means thee to be.
Seek to ha,ea deep and clear impression
Of what the Father says in His word
that thou shouldest be. II this is once
fully understood. il Is uncomfortable
what courage Will give to conquer
every difficulty. 70 know: it Is or
dained of God: have seen what ha.
been written concerning me IN tod
book: / bave seen the image of wat
an called in Gods counsel TO be, thi'
thought inspires the soul with faith
that conquers the world.
The Lord Jesus found HIS own image
not only 10 the institutions. ban special
" ii the believers Of the OH Tesla
ment. Moses and Aaron. Joshua. David
and the prophets were type,: aud so H'
is Himself az lin the image Of believer
in the New Testament. !, is esTecia'i ,
in Him and His example that we mus
fiudour own image in the Scriptures
TO be changed into the sane image
from glory 10 glory by the Spirit of Tia
! Lord. " we must III the Scripture gas
gaze on that image As our own. Il
order 70 accomplish His work 10 us th'
Spirit teaches IT, TO take Christ Is il
very deed our example. and to gaze oil
every feature as the promise Of wha
we can be.
Blessed the Christian who has trul
done thus who has not ONLY found Je
sns in the Scriptures. but also in iii
; image the promise and example o
: what he is TO become. Blessed th
Christian who YIELDS himself TO b
: taught by the Holy Spirit not TO II
t dulge i'm human thoughts as 10 th
2 Scriptures and wha. it says II believers
D but in simplicity to accept what 1t It
/ veals of God thoughts about His chi
dren.
? Child Of God it was according
a the Scriptures that Jesus Christ live
1 and died: It was according 10 II
q Scrip. ures that He was raised agail
i all that the Scriptures said lie must &
5 or suffer lie was able to accomplish e
J. cause Tie knew and obeyed them. \
j that the Scriptures had promised thi
: the Father should d. for Him Il
:. Father did. q give thyseif up with a
;. undivided heart 10 learn in the Scril
< lures what God says aud seeks OF the
It Let the Scriptures in which Jes
IS found every day the food of His life
thy daily food and meditation. Go
Gods word each day with the joyi
:, and confident expectation that throug
the blessed Spirit who dwells IN us L
word will indeed accomplish its diyil
purpose in thee. Every word OF God
=; full Of divine life and power. BE
sured that when thou dos, seek to U
- the Scriptures Us Christ usei thel
they will do for thee what they do
! for Him. God has marked out the 81
:. of thy life in his word each day th
will Ind some portion Of 1t there. y
= thing makes man more strors a
courageous than the assurance that
~ is just living out the will OF God. q
Himself. who had thy image portray
= in the Scriptures, will see 70 il that
Scriptures are fulfilled IN thee If. j
:, His Sou, thou wilt but surrender q
81 self 10 this a, the highest object OF
life The Rer ARdre,r Murray