"BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH." But faith without works is dead. What evidences do we manifest that we possess living faith? Let us inquire. What are they? Do we possess them? Spiritual life, evidenced by convictions of sin; crying to God for deliverance from sin; groaning under the weight of the body of sin and death; a tender conscience which trembles at sin, and feels deeply for God's glory; a filial fear of God, lest we should dishonour His name, disgrace His cause, and grieve His heart of love; an anxiety and deep- rooted concern for holiness, both in the heart and the life; contrition or brokenness of heart for sin, accompanied with holy mourning before God; fervour in devotion, earnestly breathing out the desires of the heart before God, or grieving when it is not so; a jealousy of self, as to our sincerity and uprightness of intention, lest we should be led astray by the corruptions within; a chaste conversation coupled with fear; diligence in the means of grace; searching the scriptures to ascertain our real state and condition: what is the Lord's will and our duty? An increasing discovery of our own weaknesses, imperfections, and misery - these things must accompany true salvation.

For Meditation:
Give me, O Saviour, give me still
My poverty to know;
Increase my faith; each day in grace
And knowledge may I grow:
Unfold the glories of Thy cross,
For which I count all else but loss.