April 28th — WHAT YOU WILL GET
April 28th.WHAT YOU WILL GET
"Thy life will I give thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest." Jeremiah 45:5
This is the unshakable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him - "I wil give thee thy life." What more does a man want than his life? It is the essential thing. "Thy life for a prey" means that wherever you may go, even if it is into hel , you wil come out with your life, nothing can harm it. So many of us are caught up in the shows of things, not in the way of property and possessions, but of blessings. Al these have to go; but there is something grander that never can go - the life that is "hid with Christ in God."
Are you prepared to let God take you into union with Himself, and pay no more attention to what you cal the great things? Are you prepared to abandon entirely and let go? The test of abandonment is in refusing to say - "Wel , what about this?" Beware of suppositions. Immediately you al ow - What about this? - it means you have not abandoned, you do not real y trust God. Immediately you do abandon, you think no more about what God is going to do.
Abandon means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions. If you abandon entirely to God, He says at once, "Thy life wil I give thee for a prey."
The reason people are tired of life is because God has not given them anything, they have not got their life as a prey. The way to get out of that state is to abandon to God. When you do get through to abandonment to God, you wil be the most surprised and delighted creature on earth; God has got you absolutely and has given you your life. If you are not there, it is either because of disobedience or a refusal to be simple enough.