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II Costs Something and You will
Not Pay the Price.
THEREFORE, YOUR LIFE is A
FAILURE AND YOUR MINISTRY
IS ALSO A FAILURE-DO THOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT THOU
READEsT'-BY V. D DAVID, THE
TAMIL EVANGELIST, OF INDIA,
WHAT Is THE LIFE MORE ALBUM.
DANT

1t is not ''it;" it is Himself-the Lord
Jesus Christ Himself. Life means
peace Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God, through
our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans SLY
Thealfe more abundant means "peace
that passeth all understanding" s'And
the peace of God, which passeth all nm
outstanding, shall keep your heart and
minds through Christ Jesus phil.
40 Life means 10y" the life more
abundant means "Joy unspeakable and
full of glory" Sin whom, thouph now
We see Him not, yet believing We rejoice
with joy unspeakable, and full of glory.o
q Peter l:S.) See the difference All
these things Car. be had in His own per-
son-Jesus Christ Himself.
In His fullness he Is like Japanese
box AT the first sight of the box YOU
see round ball, but there are MANY
balls within. You open the first box.
anu you see another inside. You open
this, and you Will see another within.
You will find so many boxes inside. But.
after all, the Jpanese box must come to
an end; but the Lord Jesus Christ is a
wonderful heavenly box, sin whom all
fullness dwelleth." 'For it pleased the
Father. that In Him should all fullness
dwell. (Col. 1:19) "For in Him dwell
eth all the fullness OF the Gudheai
bodily" (Col 2:0.)
He is life-'Jesus said unto her. am
the resurrection, and the life; he that be-
lieveth in me, though he were dead, vet
shall he live:" (John 1l:25.) He ia
strength-He is SONG Behold. God IL
my salvation: l will trust, and not be
afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is my
strength and my song;'' Qsa i2:2)-He
Is peace. If [ were to mention all the
things one by one. the whole Bible is in
hu.
OF the abundant life. They 20 to meet
ings and frequently churches. but thew
40 not go for this one person, Jesus
Christ They 90 for BLESSINGS, but do
not go for the Blesser; they 60 for mug
gets of gold, but do not go for the Gold
Mine; they go for the fruits and flowers.
but do not go for the Tree: they go for
money. out do not go for the Banker.
but how can express this life more
abundant, the Lord jesus All fullness
dwelleth i'll Hin. Since all fullness 10
there, outside of Christ all is emptiness:
you cannotnd the sar.e fullness in two
places. Not only is he full, but lie GILL
eth all in ALL" (Eph / :23
Eight years ago found this life moro
abundant For eleven years previously
was wandering in the wilderness. hay
ins possessed only the life in Christ. The
abundant life means glorious life "But
INC Nou Oh AK Grace, who hath called us
mere unto His eternal glory by Christ
Jesus" q Peter i0)-Victorio life
Now thanks be unto God, which always
cansetn us to triumph in Christ" iL
Cor. 2:l40--fruittul life--''Ye have not
chosen Me, but have chosen you, and
ordained you, that We should go and
bling forth fruit" John 1916. )-strong
LIFE can do all things through Christ.
which strengthened me-" (Phil. 413.)--
pralslng lite,-"In whom though now We
see Him not, yet believing, We REFUGE
with JOY unspeakable and full of glory.n
Il Peter l:S.) MHny more things l could
say Of this wonderful ,ife bnt | am not
going to give full details of the life more
abundant now; but want tn tell you
ali fullness is in rim. Those who
nave Him, have all ; for everything is in
Chris5. Where there is neither Greek
nor jew. circumcision nor uncircumcis-
ion, barbarian, Scythian. bond nor free.
but Christ is all, and in all" Col. 3:11.)
Now the next question is
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE pRIN-
CIPAL CONDITIONS.
Before you get this life more abundantp
Three things are necessary:
/. Truth in the inward parts. ssBehold
thou desireth truth in the inward parts.n
psalm 5l:6)
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