When we abide in Christ, we feel more than ever that we must ask for more grace. He who knows Christ best knows his own necessities best. He who is most conscious of life in Christ is also most convinced of his own death apart from Christ. He who most clearly discerns the perfect character of Jesus will be most urgent in prayer for grace to grow like Him. The more I seek to be in my Lord, the more I desire to obtain from Him, since I know that all that is in Him is put there on purpose that I may receive it. “And of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.” It is just in proportion as we are linked to Christ’s fullness that we feel the necessity of drawing from it by constant prayer.

CHS