THE WAY OF FAITH
Jessie Penn-Lewis-
Eph. 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."
A continuous looking off to Jesus Christ crucified, and a steadfast dependence upon the Spirit of God to work in us the separating power of His death and to minister to us the quickening of His life, is the "way of faith" in which Christ can be "fully formed within" and the believer grow up unto the "measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."
O soul, redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, if the "word of the cross" has come to you in the power of God, and you have consented to be crucified together with the Crucified One and truly united to Him as the risen Lord, take heed that you are. Day by day, turn your heart's vision toward the cross, praising the Triune God that you are there with the One who died, and then-
(1) By faith in the working of God, commit to the death of the cross, without delay, any aspect of the old life revealed to you, counting upon the Holy Spirit to bear witness to the death of Christ by saving you from the accursed thing. Always respond promptly to anything that is shown to you as being not of God, during the whole course of your spiritual life, for His light will then shine upon your ways and you will see even your"comeliness" to be corruption as you walk in the light of God.
(2) By faith in the faithfulness of God, live in the present moment alone, and, counting upon the Holy Spirit to communicate to you the life of Jesus, cast yourself upon His strength, and do the "next thing" that lies in your path of duty — believing that it is God who works in you to will and to do according to His good pleasure. If you do misstep with your Lord, trust Him, by the skillfulness of His hands, to put you in step again, and do not whip yourself with vain regrets but continue in His love and leave yourself entirely in His keeping.
(3) By faith walk on with the risen Christ, refusing all temptation to look within or turn back upon yourself at all. Let His Word dwell in you richly, teaching you His will for your manner of life, and pour out your heart's longings to Him that He might show Himself through you to all around.
(4) By faith you stand. Be not high-minded, but fear. No past experience of His grace will avail you should you turn from simple dependence upon your Lord. You have no power but why you receive from Him hour by hour. You have a watchful foe, ready to ensnare you if you but give him place. Keep yourself safely hidden in your Lord who intercedes for you before the throne of God' for if you will walk in the light, bringing to the light your doings — that it may be shown to you whether they are "wrought in God" (John 3:21) - The blood of Jesus Christ His Son will keep cleansing you from all sin, and you shall walk in blessed fellowship with Him.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not, for He is faithful that promised" (Heb.10:23. "If we are faithless, He abideth faithful; for He cannot deny Himself" (2 Tim. 2:13) -Jessie Penn-Lewis Mar/April 2025 pg (Taken from the present issue of Herald of His Coming newspaper.
Let's pray-
Father, we admit that we need help to continue looking to Jesus, the One who was crucified on our behalf, to work in us the separating power through His death on the cross. We need His help to become like Him with the stature of His fullness.
May we consent to be crucified together with Christ, the Crucified One, and be truly united to Him. Day by day, help us turn our heart's vision toward the cross, praising You that You are one with the One who died and then rose again.
Help us count on Your Holy Spirit to bear witness to the death of Christ by saving us from the accursed thing, promptly responding to anything shown us by His light that shines on our way, though we are very comely. Help us refuse all temptation to look back to the old manner of life, but pour our heart's longings to be used by You.
May we stand by faith, not be high-minded, not letting past experiences bring fear to us, but that we'll experience Your grace to have a simple dependence upon Jesus. The blood of Jesus will keep cleansing us from all sin so we can walk in blessed fellowship with Him.
We pray this in Christ's name and for His glory. Amen
"Observing and Listening to my friend, I learned when we are without strength, we are strongest. When we have nothing in ourselves to hold on to, we cling to the cross and the resurrected power of Christ. Jesus is all we have, and He is all we need."
#142 Testimony- Scott "I had never thought about praising God for the bad things in my life, but praise has changed so much inside of me."
1856-1860 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-
1856- 1 Cor. 15:47 "The first man if of the earth earthy; the second man is the
Lord from heaven."
1857- Ps. 38:16a "For I said, 'Hear me.'"
1858- Is. 47:4 "As for our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, the Holy
One of Israel."
1859- Ps. 131:2a "Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child."
1860- Is. 61:3b "To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
#142 Hymn- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
In early 1830s. Lowell Mason moved to Boston from Savanah, where for sixteen years he had worked in a bank while directing church choirs on the side. In relocating to Boston, he wanted to focus exclusively on his musical songbook, and trying to get music education in the Boston public school.
One day in 1832, he bumped into Ray Palmer. Palmer, 24. was exhausted. For years, he had burned the candle on both ends, working as a clerk in a dry goods store, attending classes at Yale, teaching at a girl's school in New York City, and preparing for the ministry.
Now, Mason wanted Palmer to write for him, to compose some hymns for his projected hymnbook.
Palmer, too tired to produce anything new, hesitatingly opened his little leather journal and showed Mason a poem he had written two year before. It was a personal prayer for renewed zeal and courage, composed in his rented room one night in 1830 when he had felt sick, tired, and lonely.
He later explained that he had wept that winter's evening upon finishing this poem: "The words for these stanzas were born out of my own soul with very little effort," he said. "I recall that I wrote the verses with tender emotion. There was not the slightest thought of writing for another eye, least of all writing a hymn for Christian worship."
After reading the words, Mason ducked into a nearby store for a piece of paper and hurriedly copied them down. That evening in his studio, he poured over the poem, hammering out the perfect tune for it. Shortly after, the two men met again and Mason told the young man, "Mr. Palmer, you may live many years and do many good things, but I think you will be best known to posterity as the author of 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee.' "
Some encouraging words-
"Creation is also the means by which we experience many of God's blessings. Through creation, He blesses us with food and drink (Gen. 1:29-30) as well as many other necessities that sustain us (Matt. 6:25-33). More than simply a physical blessing, creation is a way that God restores our souls as we experience the peace of gentle pastures and quiet streams (P. 23:1-3). In all these ways and more, creation is visible and tangible evidence of who our Creator God is, revealing His character, love, and constant care of us." Lisa M. Samra
Church Notes:
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
We're to guard our deposit from God!
Flea things that are evil by examining ourselves.
The Lord is with us and He'll equip us to do what He calls us to do.
Pursue righteousness, godliness and contentment.
Believe God for more in His calling, even if we have to take it by force!
Jesus is what He said He was and we need this confession living in us.
We're to fix our eyes on Him and maintain a good conscience.
There's a crowd of witnesses watching.
As Jesus cannot be defeated, He reigns supremely!
We're to bow to Him and not treasure what the earth offers.
Follow the King and keep focused.
Fight the Good fight! Fight On!
Upcoming posts:
27th- THE PEACE THAT JESUS OFFERS- David Frees
7/4th- WELCOMED HOME BY GOD- Mike Witner
11th- CHRIST'S LOVE FOR YOU- George Whitefield
Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)
One day in 1832, he bumped into Ray Palmer. Palmer, 24. was exhausted. For years, he had burned the candle on both ends, working as a clerk in a dry goods store, attending classes at Yale, teaching at a girl's school in New York City, and preparing for the ministry.
Now, Mason wanted Palmer to write for him, to compose some hymns for his projected hymnbook.
Palmer, too tired to produce anything new, hesitatingly opened his little leather journal and showed Mason a poem he had written two year before. It was a personal prayer for renewed zeal and courage, composed in his rented room one night in 1830 when he had felt sick, tired, and lonely.
He later explained that he had wept that winter's evening upon finishing this poem: "The words for these stanzas were born out of my own soul with very little effort," he said. "I recall that I wrote the verses with tender emotion. There was not the slightest thought of writing for another eye, least of all writing a hymn for Christian worship."
After reading the words, Mason ducked into a nearby store for a piece of paper and hurridly copied them down. That evening in his studio, he poured over the poem, hammering out the perfect tune for it. Shortly after, the two men met again and Mason told the young man, "Mr. Palmer, you may live many years and do many good things, but I think you will be best known to posterity as the author of 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee.' "
Some encouraging words-
"Creation is also the means by which we experience many of God's blessings. Through creation, He blesses us with food and drink (Gen. 1:29-30) as well as many other necessities that sustain us (Matt. 6:25-33). More than simply a physical blessing, creation is a way that God restores our souls as we experience the peace of gentle pastures and quiet streams (P. 23:1-3). In all these ways and more, creation is visible and tangible evidence of who our Creator God is, revealing His character, love, and constant care of us." Lisa M. Samra
Church Notes:
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
We're to guard our deposit from God!
Flea things that are evil by examining ourselves.
The Lord is with us and He'll equip us to do what He calls us to do.
Pursue righteousness, godliness and contentment.
Believe God for more in His calling, even if we have to take it by force!
Jesus is what He said He was and we need this confession living in us.
We're to fix our eyes on Him and maintain a good conscience.
There's a crowd of witnesses watching.
As Jesus cannot be defeated, He reigns supremely!
We're to bow to Him and not treasure what the earth offers.
Follow the King and keep focused.
Fight the Good fight! Fight On!
Upcoming posts:
27th- THE PEACE THAT JESUS OFFERS- David Frees
7/4th- WELCOMED HOME BY GOD- Mike Witner
11th- CHRIST'S LOVE FOR YOU- George Whitefield
Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)
One day in 1832, he bumped into Ray Palmer. Palmer, 24. was exhausted. For years, he had burned the candle on both ends, working as a clerk in a dry goods store, attending classes at Yale, teaching at a girl's school in New York City, and preparing for the ministry.
Now, Mason wanted Palmer to write for him, to compose some hymns for his projected hymnbook.
Palmer, too tired to produce anything new, hesitatingly opened his little leather journal and showed Mason a poem he had written two year before. It was a personal prayer for renewed zeal and courage, composed in his rented room one night in 1830 when he had felt sick, tired, and lonely.
He later explained that he had wept that winter's evening upon finishing this poem: "The words for these stanzas were born out of my own soul with very little effort," he said. "I recall that I wrote the verses with tender emotion. There was not the slightest thought of writing for another eye, least of all writing a hymn for Christian worship."
After reading the words, Mason ducked into a nearby store for a piece of paper and hurridly copied them down. That evening in his studio, he poured over the poem, hammering out the perfect tune for it. Shortly after, the two men met again and Mason told the young man, "Mr. Palmer, you may live many years and do many good things, but I think you will be best known to posterity as the author of 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee.' "
Some encouraging words-
"Creation is also the means by which we experience many of God's blessings. Through creation, He blesses us with food and drink (Gen. 1:29-30) as well as many other necessities that sustain us (Matt. 6:25-33). More than simply a physical blessing, creation is a way that God restores our souls as we experience the peace of gentle pastures and quiet streams (P. 23:1-3). In all these ways and more, creation is visible and tangible evidence of who our Creator God is, revealing His character, love, and constant care of us." Lisa M. Samra
Church Notes:
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
We're to guard our deposit from God!
Flea things that are evil by examining ourselves.
The Lord is with us and He'll equip us to do what He calls us to do.
Pursue righteousness, godliness and contentment.
Believe God for more in His calling, even if we have to take it by force!
Jesus is what He said He was and we need this confession living in us.
We're to fix our eyes on Him and maintain a good conscience.
There's a crowd of witnesses watching.
As Jesus cannot be defeated, He reigns supremely!
We're to bow to Him and not treasure what the earth offers.
Follow the King and keep focused.
Fight the Good fight! Fight On!
Upcoming posts:
27th- THE PEACE THAT JESUS OFFERS- David Frees
7/4th- WELCOMED HOME BY GOD- Mike Witner
11th- CHRIST'S LOVE FOR YOU- George Whitefield
Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)
