June 16
POSSESS NOT ONLY PROFESS
"For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance" Matt. 13:12
When the Lord has given to a man much grace He will give him more.
A little faith is a nest egg; more faith will come to it. But then it
must not be seeming faith, but real and true. What a necessity is laid
upon us to make sure work in religion, and not to profess much, and
possess nothing! For one of these days the very profession will be
taken from us, if that be all we have. The threatening is as true as
the promise.
Blessed be the Lord, it is His way when He has once made a
beginning to go on bestowing the graces of His Spirit, till he who had
but little, and yet truly had that little, is made to have abundance.
Oh, for that abundance! Abundance of grace is a thing to be coveted.
It would be well to know much, but better to love much. It would be
delightful to have abundance of skill to serve God, but better still
to have abundance of faith to trust in the Lord for skill and
everything.
Lord, since thou hast given me a sense of sin, deepen my hatred of
evil. Since thou hast caused me to trust Jesus, raise my faith to full
assurance. Since thou hast made me to love Thee, cause me to be
carried away with vehement affection for Thee!