“There are children of God who need this text, ‘Behold, I make all things
new,’ whose sigh is that they so soon grow dull and weary in the ways of God,
and therefore they need daily renewing. After a few months a vigorous young
Christian will begin to cool down; and those who have been long in the ways of
God find that final perseverance must be a miracle if ever it is to be
accomplished, for naturally they tire and faint.
Well, now, dear friends, why do you and I ever get stale and flat? Why, it is
because we get away from him who says, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ The
straight way to a perpetual newness and freshness of holy youth is to go to
Christ again, just as we did at the first. A better thing still is never to
leave him, but to stand for ever at the cross-foot delighting yourself in his
all-sufficient sacrifice.
They that are full of the joy of the Lord never find life grow weary. Getting
near to Christ, you will partake in his joy, and that joy shall be your
strength, your freshness, the newness of your life. God grant us to drink of the
eternal founts, that we may for ever overflow.”
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