Abide In Christ: As Your Wisdom -- Andrew Murray

All,

I've been reading [u]Abide In Christ[/u] by Andrew Murray for the second time. Wow, what a great gem of a book. I hope it's still in print somewhere as I highly recommend this one.

Here is a snippet from Chapter 7 "Abide In Christ: As Your Wisdom" (the italics in the text are Murray's):

In all your intercourse with the blessed Word, remember the same truth: abide in Jesus, your wisdom. Study much to know the written Word; but study more to know the living Word, in whom you are of God. Jesus, the wisdom of God, is only known by a life of implicit confidence and obedience. The words He speaks are spirit and life to those
[i]who live in Him.[/i] Therefore, each time you read, or hear, or meditate upon the Word, be careful to take up your true position. Realize first your oneness with Him who is the wisdom of God; know yourself to be under His direct and special training; go to the Word abiding in Him, the very fountain of divine light--in His light you shall see light.

In all your [i]daily life[/i], its ways and its work, abide in Jesus as your wisdom. Your body and your daily life share in the great salvation: in Christ, the wisdom of God, provision has been made for their guidance too. Your body is His temple, your daily life the sphere for glorifying Him: it is to Him a matter of deep interest that all your earthly concerns should be guided aright. Only trust His sympathy, believe His love, and wait for His guidance--it will be given. Abiding in Him, the mind will be calmed and freed from passion, the judgment cleared and strengthened, the light of heaven will shine on earthly things, and your prayer for wisdom, like Solomon's, will be fulfilled above what you ask or think.

And so, especially in any work you do for God, abide in Jesus as your wisdom. "We are created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them"; let all fear or doubt lest we should not know exactly what these works are, be put far away. In Christ we are created for them: He will show us what they are, and how to do them. Cultivate the habit of rejoicing in the assurance that the divine wisdom is guiding you, even where you do not yet see the way.

All that you can wish to know is perfectly clear to Him. As Man, as Mediator, He has access to the counsels of Deity, to the secrets of Providence, in your interest, and on your behalf. If you will but trust Him fully, and abide in Him entirely, you can be confident of having unerring guidance.

I hope this has blessed someone else as much as it has blessed me. :-D

Blessings,

Bereangirl

Sis quoted Murray...

In all your daily life, its ways and its work, abide in Jesus as your wisdom. Your body and your daily life share in the great salvation: in Christ, the wisdom of God, provision has been made for their guidance too.

This reminds me of this Scripture...

Pro 1:20 ¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

The Holy Spirit leads us in the way that Christ has chosen for us...

In Christ
Jeff

Your welcome GrannieAnnie! Glad it hit the spot. I received such a fresh revelation of His wisdom yesterday (on the bus of all places!)...that His great, vast, perfect wisdom is available to us to abide and "download". Wow is all I can say! I had to share and post it.

Colossians 2:2-3 "that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."

Blessings,

Bereangirl

Short easy to read chapters that take on one thought at a time. So deep... I meditate now on that fact of abiding often throughout the day, and that to bear much fruit all I do is abide in Him and He in me. It was a wonderful blessing.

Have you read any other books written by him? I read "The Prayer Life" too and was richly blessed.

Hi ScottEM,

No, I haven't read that one but I have a few other of his books and I still need to dive into those. One that I read years ago is a little book called "Humility". Wow. If you can get your hands on that one, it's well worth it.

Blessings,

Sonja