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Do not let us "limit the Holy One of Israel" by putting off His power to work this miracle into a distant future. DO NOT LET US LIMIT THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL BY PUTTING OFF HIS POWER TO WORK THIS MIRACLE INTO A DISTANT FUTURE
u "free indeed," like these young shoots when last year's leaves have fallen. * * * * * * * * This brings us to the positive side; for when the sentence of death on the old nature is realised, the new nature can be manifested. Separation from all known sin is the starting-point for santification, not the goal: it is only the negative side of holiness; it is only reaching the place where God can develop His ideal in us unhindered. It is when the death of winter has done its work that the sun can draw out in each plant its own individuality, and make its existence full and fragrant. Holiness means something more than the sweeping away of the old leaves of sin: it means the life of Jesus developed in us. No matter if we feel utterly helpless before that lovely life of His. Given the conditions--the hidden power within, and the old outlets of growth shut off--the sun will do the rest; out of the midst of apparent lifelessness, of barrenness, of difficulty, the blossoms will be drawn forth. LAY OF HIS WINDS AROUND WILL MAKE YOU FREE INDEED LIKE THOSE YOUNG SHOOTS WHEN LAST YEAR'S LEAVES HAVE FALLEN THIS BRINGS US TO THE POSITIVE SIDE FOR WHEN THE SENTENCE OF DEATH ON THE OLD NATURE IS REALIZED THE NEW NATURE CAN BE MANIFESTED SEPARATION FROM ALL KNOWN SIN IS THE STARTING POINT FOR SANCTIFICATION NOT THE GOAL IT IS ONLY THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF HOLINESS IT IS ONLY REACHING THE PLACE WHERE GOD CAN DEVELOP HIS IDEAL IN US UNHINDERED IT IS WHEN THE DEATH OF WINTER HAS DONE ITS WORK THAT THE SUN CAN DRAW OUT IN EACH PLANT ITS OWN INDIVIDUALITY AND MAKE ITS EXISTENCE FULL AND FRAGRANT HOLINESS MEANS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE SWEEPING AWAY OF THE OLD LEAVES OF SIN IT MEANS THE LIFE OF JESUS DEVELOPED IN US NO MATTER IF WE FEEL UTTERLY HOPELESS BEFORE THAT LOVELY LIFE OF HIS GIVEN THE CONDITIONS THE HIDDEN POWER WITHIN AND THE OLD OUTLETS OF GROWTH SHUT OFF THE SUN WILL DO THE REST OUT OF THE MIDST OF APPARENT LIFELESSNESS OR OF BARRENNESS OF DIFFICULTY THE BLOSSOMS WILL BE DRAWN FORTH
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