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(Octavius Winslow)
True sanctification is a daily mortification of the root of
sin in the heart--the continual destruction of the principle.
What is your predominant sin? Lay the axe at its root!
Seek its death and destruction--or it will be death and
destruction to you, as long as it prevails.
One sight of a crucified Savior imparted by the Holy Spirit,
will effectually weaken the power of indwelling sin--more than all other means
combined.
O the might of the Cross!
O the virtue of the blood!
O the power of the grace of Jesus--to crucify, cleanse, and
subdue our iniquities!
While the Cross is a comforting truth--it is also a
sanctifying truth.
Why the Cross?
To evince the exceeding hatefulness of sin, and to show that
nothing short of such a stupendous sacrifice could remove sin consistently with
the glory of the Divine nature, and the honor of the Divine government.
When the mind is diverted from the Cross--sin appears to be
a trifle. It can be . . .
looked at without
indignation,
tampered with
without fear,
committed without
hesitation,
persisted in without
remorse,
gloried in without
shame,
confessed without
sorrow.
But when Divine justice is seen drinking the very heart's
blood of God's only Son, in order to quench its infinite thirst for
satisfaction; when Jesus is seen in His humiliation, suffering, and death--all
with the design of pardoning iniquity, transgression, and sin--then how fearful
a thing does it seem to sin against this holy Lord God! How base, how
ungrateful, does our sin appear--in view of love so amazing, of grace so rich,
and of glory so great!
Cultivate a constant, an ardent thirst for holiness. Do not
be discouraged if the more intensely the desire for sanctification rises--the
deeper and darker is the revelation of the heart's hidden evil. The one is
often a consequence of the other. The struggle may be painful, the battle may
be strong--but the result is certain, and will be a glorious victory--victory
through the blood of the Lamb!
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