Abiding in Christ

I've been reading a great devotional book by Andrew Murray called, Abiding in Christ.  I picked it up at the Pursuits desk at Salem Alliance church as part of the Fire the Soul series. It's not light reading - I have to read some sentences two or three times to fully grasp them - but I'm finding that it's feeding my soul. The teaching is rich, the thoughts are deep, and the outcome of putting them into practice is life altering. 

For example, two days ago I read this short line reflecting on Colossians 2:6-7, "He will each day do for the sinner just as much as He did the first day he came to Him." I read it, then re-read it, then closed the book. I decided that was enough to chew on for the day. 

What if I TRULY believed that every day Christ is prepared to do as much for me as the day he took my sins, nailed them to the cross, forgave everything, and called me his own? Just what if, I could live believing that?!  How would it change how I think about  myself? How would it change how I treat others - since that flows out of what I think about myself? Hmmm. . . I'm moving slow through the book, I'll keep you posted with my new verse and quote in the sidebar. 

(Yep, the sidebar!! I never could figure out how to fix it - yes, I tried dragging and dropping to no avail -  but I was able to add new gadgets, so I just made all my gadgets over again and put them on the side. Time consuming, but quite satisfying to fix. Please don't tell me if there was an easier way!!)