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Day two of our October surprise, and back to J.C. Ryle, and the mindset of saints of old is nothing not genuine about the ups and downs of the Christian struggle, and Ryle is in that mold.
He told us yesterday:
"Let me speak, lastly, to those who do pray. I trust that some who read this tract know well what prayer is and have the Spirit of adoption. To all such, I offer a few words of brotherly counsel and exhortation."
"Brethren who pray, if I know anything of a Christian's heart, you are often sick of your own prayers. You never enter into the apostle's words, "When I would do good, evil is present with me," so thoroughly as you sometimes do upon your knees. You can understand David's words, I hate vain thoughts." You can sympathize with that poor converted Hottentot who was overheard praying, "Lord, deliver me from all my enemies, and above all, from that bad man myself." There are few children of God who do not often find the season of prayer a season of conflict."
The conflict from within can make us weary of our own prayers. Day after day, we face ourselves in our weaknesses, selfishness, and sins as we come to our God. In the seasons of conflict, we are weary of ourselves and wonder if God feels the same.
Rest assured, tired pilgrim, the one who delivers us from this body of death is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. He tells us:
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
No created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Above all, He says:
Come to me all weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Beloved, I don't know about you, but I am weary every day and need to call to Him, Father, I need Thee, Father, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest I love Thee.
Be Thou to me my only comfort and fortress.
"What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more."
Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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