Dear Young Christian:
Many decades ago a man by the name of John Nelson Darby made the following statement: “If our hearts are not close to Christ, we are apt to get weary of the way.” It made me think of the Israelites when they fought with Amelek in the wilderness, and what it says about those who were farthest from their captain, Joshua, a picture of the Lord. “Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary” (Deuteronomy 25:17, 18). If we follow the Lord at a distance and save corners of our heart for ourselves we are going to be weary, faint and discouraged in our Christian warfare.
This week make sure you keep your heart close to Christ, and you will be kept by His love and power. Be like the Apostle John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper” (John 21:20).
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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