Ask yourselves, Am I this blessed
person? by Charles Simeon Who is this
coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Song
of Solomon chapter 8 verse 5 Ask yourselves, am I this blessed
person? Do I so live in this world that
others notice the holiness of my walk and my entire devotion
to the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? Do I, instead of loving
the world, account it a dreary wilderness? Do I renounce the
pomps and vanities of this wicked world and the sinful lusts of
the flesh? Am I dying unto the world, to
its cares, its pleasures, its maxims, its habits, its friendship? Am I crucified unto the world,
and is the world crucified unto me by the cross of Christ, so
that I value it no more than a man does who is in the very
throes of death? Galatians 6.14 In my passage through this wilderness
world, am I leaning constantly on my beloved Saviour, saying,
In the Lord I have righteousness and strength. – Isaiah 45.24 If these things are true of you,
then, as your sympathetic High Priest, in every time of need
He will be with you, to counsel you by His wisdom, to uphold
you by His power, and to enrich you with His benefits. What an
all-sufficient support you have in this dreary wilderness world!
Your ever-present Savior shields you, and cares for you, and guards
you as the apple of His eye. Your beloved Lord Jesus is able
to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious
presence without fault and with exceeding joy. Jude verse 24