Christian Resource

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

All that comes before us in the first 13 verses of Philippians 4, all that is suitable for the believer in his earthly journeying, is possible through Christ.

He is our resource everywhere and at all times. He was enough for the saints of old, as Hebrews 11 shows so clearly. He was enough for the early Christians and for the apostle, in the midst of all their difficulties. And He is enough for us today. We are in danger of thinking that the difficulties of our day are greater than any known aforetime. But great as they are, and greater as they may become as we see the day approaching, Christ is always present with His own, and His power is ever adequate for every contingency.

To His disciples He could say, “All power, is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the age.” His power and His presence are our competence. Relying on Him who fails not we may go forward without a misgiving.

Wonderful position! Wonderful prospect! Wonderful practice! “In Christ,” “with Christ,” “through Christ.” Forever and in everything the Christian is linked up with Christ. The Christian in Christ and Christ in the Christian makes up true Christianity. May we all know more of it until we are in His presence and likeness.

I.F.