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"I seek not Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me." His human self life, sinless though it was, was laid down that He might live by the Father, and our self life, defiled and worthless, shall we not lay it down that we may live by Him? But how? I SEEK NOT MINE OWN WILL BUT THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME HIS HUMAN SELF LIFE SINLESS THOUGH IT WAS WAS LAID DOWN THAT HE MIGHT LIVE BY THE FATHER AND OUR SELF LIFE DEFILED AND WORTHLESS SHALL WE NOT LAY IT DOWN THAT WE MAY LIVE BY HIM BUT HOW
od to convict us, as to where lies the hindrance to this self-emptying? It is not alone mere selfishness, in its ordinary sense, that prevents it; long after this has been cleansed away by the Precious Blood there may remain, unrecognised, the self-life in more subtle forms. It may co-exist with much that looks like sacrifice; there may be much of usefulness and of outward self-denial, and yet below the surface may remain a clinging to our own judgment, a confidence in our own resources, an unconscious taking of our own way, even in God's service. And these things hold down, hold in our souls, and frustrate the Spirit in His working. The latent self-life needs to be brought down into the place of death before His breath can carry us hither and thither as the wind wafts the seeds. Are we ready for this last surrender? Do you ask "Does God really mean the emptying to reach so far as this?" Study the inner life of Jesus. "I speak not of Myself" He says. "I can of Mine own self do nothing. IST SHALL WE NOT ASK GOD TO CONVICT US AS TO WHERE LIES THE HINDRANCE TO THIS SELF EMPTYING IT IS NOT ALONE MERE SELFISHNESS IN ITS ORDINARY SENSE THAT PREVENTS IT LONG AFTER THIS HAS BEEN CLEANSED AWAY BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD THERE MAY REMAIN UNRECOGNISED THE SELF LIFE IN MORE SUBTLE FORMS IT MAY COEXIST WITH MUCH THAT LOOKS LIKE SACRIFICE THERE MAY BE MUCH OF USEFULNESS AND OF OUTWARD SELF DENIAL AND YET BELOW THE SURFACE MAY REMAIN A CLINGING TO OUR OWN JUDGMENT A CONFIDENCE IN OUR OWN RESOURCES AN UNCONSCIOUS TAKING OF OUR OWN WAY EVEN IN GOD'S SERVICE AND THESE THINGS HOLD DOWN HOLD IN OUR SOULS AND FRUSTRATE THE SPIRIT IN HIS WORKING THE LATENT SELF LIFE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT DOWN INTO THE PLACE OF DEATH BEFORE HIS BREATH CAN CARRY US HITHER AND THITHER AS THE WIND WAFTS THE SEEDS ARE WE READY FOR THIS LAST SURRENDER DO YOU ASK DOES GOD REALLY MEAN THE EMPTYING TO REACH SO FAR AS THIS STUDY THE INNER LIFE OF JESUS I SPEAK NOT OF MINE OWN SELF HE SAYS I CAN OF MINE OWN SELF DO NOTHING
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