It is easier for a consecrated Christian to live an out and out life for
God than to live a mixed life. A soul redeemed and sanctified by Christ is
too large for the shoals and sands of a selfish, worldly, sinful life. The
great steamship, St. Paul, could sail in deep water without an effort, but
she could make no progress in the shallow pool, or on the Long Branch
sands; the smallest tugboat is worth a dozen of her there; but out in
mid-ocean she could distance them in an hour.

Beloved, your life is too large, too glorious, too divine for the small
place that you are trying to live in. Your purpose is too petty; arise and
dwell on high in the resurrection life of Jesus, and the inspiring hope of
His blessed coming.

Rise with thy risen Lord,
Ascend with Christ above,
And in the heavenlies walk with Him,
Whom seeing not, you love.

Walk as a heavenly race,
Princes of royal blood;
Walk as the children of the light,
The sons and heirs of God.

APRIL 3.

"My expectation is from Him" (Ps. lxii. 5).

When we believe for a blessing, we must take the attitude of faith, and
begin to act and pray as if we had our blessing. We must treat God as if
He had given us our request. We must lean our weight over upon Him for the
thing that we have claimed, and just take it for granted that He gives it,
and is going to continue to give it. This is the attitude of trust. When
the wife is married, she at once falls into a new attitude, and acts in
accordance with the fact, and so when we take Christ as a Saviour, as a
Sanctifier, as a Healer, or as a Deliverer, He expects us to fall into the
attitude of recognizing Him in the capacity that we have claimed, and
expect Him to be to us all that we have trusted Him for.

You may bring Him ev'ry care and burden,
You may tell Him ev'ry need in pray'r,
You may trust Him for the darkest moment,
He is caring, wherefore need you care?

Faith can never reach its consummation,
'Til the victor's thankful song we raise:
In the glorious city of salvation,
God has told us all the gates are praise.

APRIL 4.

"Resist the devil and he will flee" (James iv. 7).

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. This is a promise, and God
will keep it to us. If we resist the adversary, He will compel him to
flee, and will give us the victory. We can, at all times, fearlessly stand
up in defiance, in resistance to the enemy, and claim the protection of
our