by T. Austin-Sparks
Transcribed from messages given in July 1967, the spoken form has been retained verbatim.
"God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ whereby the world is crucified to me and I to the world". If we really have reached that point of the Cross to cut in, then we're in a position, really in a position to know this wonderfully enlarged heavenly sustenance, heavenly provision, heavenly fullness... "has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus" where inwardly we are seated together with Him. The climax of the risen life is the Cross because all our knowing of the power of His resurrection will only lead us further and further into the meaning of the Cross. The way of victory is ever and always the growing capacity to let go to the Lord. While we hold on, stand our ground, claim our rights, keep things in our hands - we're in defeat. There are a thousand ways in which this can be applied... in many, many ways, the Lord waits for this principle to be applied, or to work out.
