March 28
LEAD THE WAY
"The Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail" Deut. 28:13
If we obey the Lord, He will compel our adversaries to see that His
blessing rests upon us. Though this be a promise of the law, yet it
stands good to the people of God; for Jesus has removed the curse, but
He has established the blessing.
It is for saints to lead the way among men by holy influence: they
are not to be the tail, to be dragged hither and thither by others. We
must not yield to the spirit of the age, but compel the age to do
homage to Christ. If the Lord be with us, we shall not crave
toleration for religion, but we shall seek to seat it on the throne of
society. Has not the Lord Jesus made His people priests? Surely they
are to teach, and must not be learners from the philosophies of
unbelievers. Are we not in Christ made kings to reign upon the earth?
How, then, can we be the servants of custom, the slaves of human
opinion?
Have you, dear friend, taken up your true position for Jesus? Too
many are silent because diffident, if not cowardly. Should we allow
the name of the Lord Jesus to be kept in the background? Should our
religion drag along as a tail? Should it not rather lead the way and
be the ruling force with ourselves and others?