They needed to be
saved from nothing except themselves, and that is the lesson which we must
learn, if we are to enter the life of rest. And how can we enter that life,
and dwell there in the bosom of the Lamb of God, if pride rules? Have we
not often heard complaints of how much there is of pride in the Church of
Christ? What is the cause of all the division, and strife, and envying,
that is often found even among God's saints? Why is it that often in a
family there is bitterness--it may be only for half an hour, or half a day;
but what is the cause of hard judgments and hasty words? What is the cause
of estrangement between friends? What is the cause of evil speaking? What
is the cause of selfishness and indifference to the feelings of others?
Simply this: the pride of man. He lifts himself up, and he claims the right
to have his opinions and judgments as he pleases. The salvation we need
is indeed humility, because it is only through humility that we can be
restored to our right relation to God.
"Waiting upon God,"--that is the only true expression for the real relation
of the creature to God; to be nothing before God.
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