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n, a place where His own pleasure might be sought; No right to choose pleasant, congenial companions, those who could understand Him and sympathize with Him; No right to shrink away from filth and sin, to pull His garments closer around Him and turn aside to walk in cleaner paths; No right to be understood and appreciated; no, not by those upon whom He had poured out a double portion of His love; No right even never to be forsaken by His Father, the One who meant more than all to Him. His only right was silently to endure shame, spitting, blows; to take His place as a sinner at the dock; to bear my sins in anguish on the cross. He had no rights. And I? A right to the "comforts" of life? No, but a right to the love of God for my pillow. A right to physical safety? No, but a right to the security of being in His will. A right to love and sympathy from those around me? No, but a right to the friendship of the One who understands me better than I do myself. A right to be a leader among men? No, but the right to be led by the One to whom I have given my all, led as is a little child, with its hand in the hand of its father. A right to a home, and dear ones? No, not necessarily; but a right to dwell in the heart of God. A right to myself? No, but, oh, _I have a right to Christ_. All that He takes I will give; All that He gives will I take; He, my only right! He, the one right before which all other rights fade into nothingness. I have full right to Him; Oh, may He have full right to me! FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 1: This word is not used in any disparaging sense, but simply meaning "originating in a given place."] [Footnote 2: Colloquial Chinese term for a bride.] [Footnote 3: Bound small in childhood.] [Footnote 4: Adapted from _The Lord Stood by Me_ (Philadelphia: China Inland Mission, n.d.), pp. 67-75 (out of print).] [Footnote 5: Cf. ch. 8.] [Footnote 6: General Director of the China Inland Mission at that time.] * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES Title Page: The title and author have been changed from lower case to title case. Page 45: Typo corrected: vistior to visitor. Page 105: Typo corrected: gardner to gardener. Page 119: Typo corrected: happend to happened. End of the Project Gutenb
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