Adventures in the Land of Canaan by Berry, Robert Lee

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Chapter One Getting Ready To Enter Canaan * * * * *

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Chapter Two The Crossing Of The Jordan * * * * *

Chapter Three The Jordan Memorial Stone

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Chapter Four Troubles Of Lingering At The Crossing * * * * *

Chapter Five Exploring Canaan By Faith * * * * *

Chapter Six The Best Inheritance In Canaan * * * * *

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Chapter Seven In The Hands Of Giant Accuser * * * * *

* * * * * Chapter Eight Conflicts With Giant Mistake

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Chapter Nine In The Dungeon Of Giant Discourager

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Chapter Ten The Torments Of Giant Bad Feelings * * * * *

Chapter Eleven The Routing Of Giant Doubt * * * * *

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Chapter Twelve The Wine Of Prayer * * * * *

Chapter Thirteen Pilgrims Of The Victorious Life

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The instructor carefully led her away from any comparison between her experience and others, and asked her if she were consecrated now.

"Oh, yes, just as consecrated as I know how to be!" she replied, weeping.

"Well, if you are all consecrated, what does the Lord do for those who are all given up?"

"He sanctifies them wholly," she had to say.

"And if you do not have as much boldness as Brother A---- said he has, probably you do not need as much. Or, if you really need more, would it not be better to ask God for more rather than to give up your experience of sanctification in a vain effort to feel as some one else feels?"

She saw the point, and her tears disappeared beneath happy smiles of joy.

There is yet another item you should consider. Many times those who testify so beautifully and graphically in describing their sanctification are under an inspiration, and the blessing is set forth in glowing colors. For the time being their trials and discouragements are forgotten, their struggles to keep the victory are out of mind, and they speak in the highest praise of the work God has done. In the exhilaration of the moment they magnify the work. We do not say they overdraw their experience; for really no tongue can tell it; but while they are all aflame with ardor and praise, you may be going through a trial. So, of course, their experience seems to outshine yours so far that yours suffers. But remember this--the time may come when you will be testifying as they now are, and they may be the ones going through a trial; then they may compare their experience with yours, and they may feel that they are the ones, who are behind. So compare no more. Be all for Jesus. If He gives some one seemingly a better experience, let Him have His way. What is that to you? Follow Jesus.

CHAPTER SEVEN

IN THE HANDS OF GIANT ACCUSER

I am having such dreadful battles! I have to fight, and fight, and there seems to be no end to it. Surely I am not sanctified; if I were, I should not be so tried. What shall I do? The desire to be all the Lord's is uppermost; but can I truly be all for Him with so many thoughts of all kinds running through my mind? Could I find rest from these battles probably I could feel that all is well; but with this constant battle I fear something is wrong. Isn't sanctification a grace where one will not be tried or tempted very much, at least not with such things as I am tried and tempted with? Why, the most terrible things ever heard of are suggested to me to do! Can you help me any?