I'm rereading, The New Life by Andrew Murray which I believe was first written around 1885. Its amazing how relevant it still is today. I would advise all Christians new and old to read over this. The first chapter deals with this "new life" that we have in Christ. (Col. 3: 3,4; 1 John 1:2; 5:11, 12) Murray states that there are two major hinderances to the power and reception of the new spiritual life. First is the "ignorance of the nature of this life", the second is that " he fails to believe that he shall grow with divine power and certainty". I'll leave you with this paragraph from chapter one, it has been a daily encouragement to me and I hope the same for you. "Let everyone then that has received this new life cultivate this great conviction: It is eternal life that works in me; it works with divine power; I can and shall become what God will have me be; Christ himself is my life; I have to receive Him every day as my life given by God to me, and He shall be my life in full power."
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