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Ärende: Necessary Knowledge
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Faith's Checkbook

November 9

Necessary Knowledge

"Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they,
even the house of Israel, are My people, saith the LORD God" (Ezekiel 34:30).

To be the LORD's own people is a choice blessing, but to know that we are such
is a comfortable blessing. It is one thing to hope that God is with us and
another thing to know that He is so. Faith saves us, but assurance satisfies
us. We take God to be our God when we believe in Him; but we get the joy of Him
when we know that He is ours and that we are His. No believer should be content
with hoping and trusting; he should ask the LORD to lead him on to full
assurance, so that matters of hope may become matters of certainty.

It is when we enjoy covenant blessings and see our LORD Jesus raised up for us
as a plant of renown that we come to a clear knowledge of the favor of God
toward us. Not by law, but by grace do we learn that we are the LORD's people.
Let us always turn our eyes in the direction of free grace. Assurance of faith
can never come by the works of the law. It is an evangelical virtue and can
only reach us in a gospel way. Let us not look within. Let us look to the LORD
alone. As we see Jesus we shall see our salvation.

LORD, send us such a flood tide of Thy love that we shall be washed beyond the
mire of doubt and fear.

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735 8.7.4. J. IRONS
"Happy is that people ... in such a case." Ps. 144. 15

1 O the happiness arising
From the life of grace within,
When the soul is realising
Conquests over hell and sin!
Happy moments!
Heavenly joys on earth begin.

2 On the Saviour's fulness living,
All his saints obtain delight;
With the strength which he is giving, They can wrestle, they can fight.
Happy moments!
When King Jesus is in sight.

3 Nearer, nearer, to him clinging,
Let my helpless soul be found,
All my sorrows to him bringing,
May his grace in me abound;
Happy moments!
With new covenant blessings crowned.

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