| Finding the Way |
Chapter 19 |
Page 6 |
Another secret of strength is found in fellowship, companionship, with Christ. Moses knew this secret, for it is said of him that “he endured, as seeing Him who is invisible.” We grievously wrong ourselves when we do not accept the help of Christ in our tasks and struggles. Even in a strong human friend we may find inspiration and help which will make our lives mean more, stimulating us to bravery and fidelity and enabling us to be victorious. The other day a friend traveled ten miles to be helped through a terrible temptation. “If I can only sit here a few minutes and have you make a prayer with me and say a strong word of cheer, I shall not fall.” Even a human presence often carries one through danger and makes one strong to overcome. Infinitely more is the presence of Christ to us when we are weak.
It is told of the widow of Schumann, the musical composer, that whenever she was going to play any of her husband’s music in public she would read over some of his old letters to her, written in the lover days. Thus, she said, his very life seemed to fill and possess her, and she was better able then to interpret his work. If we will read over Christ’s words of love to us until His life enters into us, and His spirit breathes itself into our lives, then we can be brave and strong in resisting evil and doing His will.
Page 6