[Songs in the Night - May 25]
Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians 6:10
HERE we have an exhortation applicable to the
people of God at all times and under all conditions and
under all circumstances.
It would have applied to
Samson in his day as a natural man, a servant, and it
applies to us of today who are new creatures in Christ
Jesus, servant-sons of the most High.
If we look back
to Samson and all the ancient worthies recounted by
the apostle, we note that the secret of their strength of
character, by which they endured and overcame, resided
in their faith in God and in the promises.
And
so it must be with us.
But there is a difference between
faith and credulity; the latter may give a spirit
of energy, but will not endure.
The former is the
power of God which enables us to endure all things as
good soldiers of the Lord Jesus Christ, soldiers of the
truth, soldiers of righteousness, fighting against sin and
error and all ungodliness, including the artful wiles of
the Adversary, by which he would deceive us and the
whole world, misrepresenting the divine character by
the "doctrines of devils" foisted upon the Lord's people
during the Dark Ages, to the blinding of the eyes of
their understanding.
Now in the Lord's providence
our eyes are becoming more and more opened in harmony
with the apostle's prayer, I pray God for you
that you "may be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge." Z'07-343 R4089:4 (Hymn 200)