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Lifting
Up Jesus
"Lift
Him up by living as a Christian ought, Let the world in
you the Saviour see."
Is this true in our life all the year through? Is it true
all the day through? Is Jesus seen in all you do? When
things go wrong in the home and you are tried and tempted,
do you lift up Christ in these times? We sing the song
heartily, but do we really and truly live it day in and
day out? It is dangerous to sing such songs and then pass
on and not live them. To know to do a thing and then
through neglect or carelessness fail to live it is a very
serious matter. Keep self out of sight and set Christ in
view. Two men went to hear a preacher preach one Sunday
morning. One said to the other after the preaching,
"That was an eloquent discourse; he is a wonderful
preacher." In the evening they went to hear another
preacher. After the services one said to the other,
"What a wonderful Saviour is Jesus." People sing
about Jesus being lifted up in our lives; preachers preach
about it, but what God wants is some people to live it.
Live it, dear Christian, in all the details of everyday
life. Live it in thought, word, and deed. Have the imprint
of Christ's life upon every word and act. You can do it if
you associate with Christ as with a loving friend, if you
take time to read, pray, and meditate so as to assimilate
the life of Christ into your own. Be encouraged and set to
work with a determination to win.
I
will lift up my Saviour
In everything I do;
I will keep self far out of sight
That Christ may be in view.
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