In Him We Live, and Move
To experience the fullness and reality of Christ's healing, we must come into personal contact with the risen Savior and have His very life quicken our mortal flesh.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the necessity of a personal and intimate connection with Jesus for true healing and vitality in our lives. He illustrates that mere rituals or intellectual beliefs are insufficient; it is the direct touch of the Savior that brings life to our spirits. Simpson urges believers to lay aside distractions and approach Christ with a heart full of love and faith, as this is essential for experiencing His transformative power. The sermon highlights the importance of abiding in Christ continually to fully realize His healing presence. Ultimately, it is through this deep relationship that we can truly live and move in Him.
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The hand of Gehazi, and even the staff of Elisha, could not heal the lifeless boy. It required the living touch of the prophet's own divinely quickened flesh to infuse vitality into the cold clay. Lip to lip, hand to hand, heart to heart, he must touch the child before life could thrill his pulseless veins. We must come into personal contact with the risen Savior and have His very life quicken our mortal flesh before we can know the fullness and reality of His healing. This is the most frequent cause of failure.
People are often trusting in something that his been done to them, or in something that they have done, or in something that they have believed intellectually.
Their spirit, however, has not felt its way to the heart of Christ; they have not drawn His love into their being by the hunger and thirst of love and faith, and so they are not quickened. The greatest need of our souls and bodies is to know Jesus personally, to touch Him constantly, to abide in Him continually. May we this day lay aside all things that could hinder our near approach to Him and walk hand in hand, heart to heart, with Jesus.
Sermon Outline
- I points: - The Limitations of External Power - The Need for Personal Contact with Christ
- II points: - The Failure of Intellectual Belief - The Importance of Felt Experience
- III points: - The Greatest Need of Our Souls and Bodies - The Importance of Abiding in Christ
Key Quotes
“We must come into personal contact with the risen Savior and have His very life quicken our mortal flesh before we can know the fullness and reality of His healing.” — A.B. Simpson
“The greatest need of our souls and bodies is to know Jesus personally, to touch Him constantly, to abide in Him continually.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- We must lay aside all things that could hinder our near approach to Christ and walk hand in hand, heart to heart, with Jesus.
- We can experience the fullness and reality of Christ's healing by drawing His love into our being through the hunger and thirst of love and faith.
- Knowing Jesus personally is the greatest need of our souls and bodies.