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It holds itself no longer for its own keeping, only as something to be given: a breath does the rest, turning the "readiness to will" into the "performance." (2 Cor. 8. 11.) And to a soul that through "deaths oft" has been brought to this point, even acts that look as if they must involve an effort, become something natural, spontaneous, full of a "heavenly involuntariness," so simply are they the outcome of the indwelling love of Christ. IT HOLDS ITSELF NO LONGER FOR ITS OWN KEEPING ONLY AS SOMETHING TO BE GIVEN A BREATH DOES THE REST TURNING THE READINESS TO WILL INTO THE PERFORMANCE AND TO A SOUL THAT THROUGH DEATHS OFT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS POINT EVEN ACTS THAT LOOK AS IF THEY MUST INVOLVE AN EFFORT BECOME SOMETHING NATURAL SPONTANEOUS FULL OF A HEAVENLY INVOLUNTARINESS SO SIMPLE ARE THEY THE OUTCOME OF THE INDWELLING LOVE OF CHRIST
. Only thus can the Life of Jesus, in its intensity of love for sinners, have its way in our souls. Death to Self is the Way Out into a Life of Sacrifice. This dandelion has long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying--the delicate seed-globe must break up now--it gives and gives till it has nothing left. What a revolution would come over the world--the world of starving bodies at home--the world of starving souls abroad, if something like this were the standard of giving; if God's people ventured on "making themselves poor" as Jesus did, for the sake of the need around; if the "I"--"me"--"mine" were practically delivered up, no longer to be recognised when they clash with those needs. The hour of this new dying is clearly defined to the dandelion globe: it is marked by detachment. There is no sense of wrenching: it stands ready, holding up its little life, not knowing when or where or how the wind that bloweth where it listeth may carry it away. UMAN AND APART FROM HIS SPIRIT ONLY THUS CAN THE LIFE OF JESUS IN ITS INTENSITY OF LOVE FOR SINNERS HAVE ITS WAY IN OUR SOULS DEATH TO SELF IS THE WAY OUT INTO A LIFE OF SACRIFICE THIS STANDALION HAS LONG AGO SURRENDERED ITS GOLDEN PETALS AND HAS REACHED ITS CROWNING STAGE OF DYING THE DELICATE SEED GLOBE MUST BREAK UP NOW IT GIVES AND GIVES TILL IT HAS NOTHING LEFT WHAT A REVOLUTION WOULD COME OVER THE WORLD THE WORLD OF STARVING BODIES AT HOME THE WORLD OF STARVING SOULS ABROAD IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WERE THE STANDARD OF GIVING IF GOD'S PEOPLE VENTURED ON MAKING THEMSELVES POOR AS JESUS DID FOR THE SAKE OF THE NEED AROUND IF THE EYE ME MINE WERE PRACTICALLY DELIVERED UP NO LONGER TO BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THEY CLASH WITH THOSE NEEDS THE HOUR OF THIS NEW DYING IS CLEARLY DEFINED TO THE DANDELION GLOBE IT IS MARKED BY DETACHMENT THERE IS NO SENSE OF WRENCHING IT STANDS READY HOLDING UP ITS LITTLE LIFE NOT KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE OR HOW THE WIND THAT BLOWETH WHERE IT LISTETH MAY CARRY IT AWAY
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