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John Gossner's Treasury
Devotional: June 15th

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God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9. With the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. Psalms 130:7.

In temptation we cannot realize the fulness of grace which is opened to us in Christ. It is greater than any mortal can believe or imagine. Who can fathom the depths of the sea? Who can measure the heights of heaven? Yet the sea is not a drop compared with the fulness of the grace of God in Christ. His mercy is higher than the heavens. But in the hour of temptation, in the hot battle with the world and sin, the fulness of His grace is not seen nor perceived. Then grace seems so far away, that the mountains of God appear to us as grains of sand, and the sea of the fulness of His grace as a drop. Or, even if one believes in His faithfulness and mercy, yet he cannot apply it to himself and appropriate it, though he may do so in regard to others. Even then the Spirit helps our infirmities and shows us the open door of grace if only we pray and knock at the door. If the heart be upright, it will find this door; it will be delivered from anxiety and comforted. Often secret plots lie hidden in the heart; secret ties, from which the heart does not wish to be severed, and one remains a captive. He who uprightly, with all his heart and without reserve, surrenders himself to grace, desiring wholly to belong to the Lord, finds grace at once. But he who holds the tie with one hand, however much he may wish to break them with the other; whose will is divided, desires in reality to remain in his bonds, and grace cannot make him free against his will. Surrender yourself wholly; then Christ and His grace will surrender to you in all fulness.

And though it tarry till the night,

And round till morning waken,

My heart shall ne’er mistrust Thy might,

Nor count itself forsaken.

Do thus, O ye of Israel’s seed,

Ye of the Spirit born indeed,

Wait for your God’s appearing.

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