“I am the vine, ye are the branches” (John xv. 5).
How can I take Christ as my Sanctifier, or Healer? is a question that we
are constantly asked. It is necessary first of all that we get into the
posture of faith. This has to be done by a definite and voluntary act, and
then maintained by a uniform habit. It is just the same as the planting of
a tree. You must put it in the soil by a definite act, and then you must
let it stay put and remain settled in the ground until the little roots
have time to fix themselves and begin to draw the sustenance from the
soil. There are two stages, the definite planting and then the habitual
absorbing of moisture and nourishment from the ground. The root fibers
must rest until they reach out their spongy pores and drink in the
nutriment of the earth. After the habit is established, then by a certain
uniform law, the plant draws its life from the ground without an effort,
and it is just as natural for it to grow as it is for us to breathe.
Lord, help me this day to abide in Thee, and to grow into the habit of
drawing all my life from Thine so that it shall be true for me, “In Him I
live and move and have my being.”