Since keeping the Word of God in the heart is the only way to successful Christian living, you will at once want to know how to keep it in the heart. The Word is kept in the heart the same as food is kept in the body. The food is eaten, and then by the process of assimilation it becomes a part of the body. This is something of a mystery; nevertheless we all know it to be true. We feel weak in body, but soon after we partake of food, we feel stronger. Somehow that food gets into the life and makes us stronger. Now, "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." We can eat the Word of God and we must eat it in order to get it into our heart and life. By eating and the process of assimilation the Word becomes a part of our inner being. We eat it by faith, and the Spirit assimilates it into our hearts. Let us take a text: "In honor preferring one another." It is blessed to have an experience like this. To feel happy when others are honored and we are not, is certainly a desirable experience. We can have it. As you read the above text, love it, admire it, desire it, ask for it, believe you receive it, and you have it. It will be a truth of beauty and of power in your soul and life. But remember, you must have an eagerness for it. You must lay hold upon it as the infant does upon the mother's breast. The same is true with every text in the Bible. Eat the entire book. and thus you will have it as a glorious source of power and purity in your life.
Some Use To Jesus...
O Christ, the way, the truth, the life,
Keep me safe mid the raging strife;
Help me a warrior brave to be
And take the battle-field for thee.
I fear not the swift arrow's power
Since thou art my high, strong built tower;
The darts may have a bitter sting,
I shelter 'neath thy feathery wing.
Before me the Goliaths tall
Must quickly flee or headlong fall;
The foe is bruised beneath my feet;
In thee the victory is complete.
Jesus, to thee I give up all,
To live or die, to stand or fall.
The sparrows have thy kindly care,
I'm more than they, then need I fear?
I have a refuge from all harm
Within thy strong encircling arm;
Thou keepest me by day and night,
And guidest my weak steps aright.
The hairs on my unworthy head
Are numbered all, thy Book has said.
Gathered, like the defenseless brood,
My soul is kept in quietude.
As kind and loving parents would
Give to their children all things good,
So from thy presence angels bring
Unto thy child each needful thing.
Sometimes thou hidest thy sweet face;
The way is dark, I can not trace.
Thou doest best; I'll not repine,
But say, "Thy will be done, not mine."
Since thou art good, so good to me,
I beg to be some use to thee:
Intensify thy love divine
Within my heart, that I may shine
A little brighter, Lord for thee,
That others thy great love may see.
Oh, crucified let all self be,
That thou mayest shine thy light through me.
I would not be so dazzling bright
That all the world might see my light,
But in some quiet nook of shine,
An out of way place, there I'd shine.
'Tis not for me to shine afar,
Like blazing sun or brilliant star;
Just help me at my door to be
A little candle light for thee.
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