PREFACE
I have felt drawn to try to write what young
Christians might easily apprehend, as a help to them to take up that position
in which the Christian life must be a success. It is as if there is not one of
the principal temptations and failures of the Christian life that is not met
here. The nearness, the all-sufficiency, the faithfulness of the Lord Jesus,
the naturalness, the fruitfulness of a life of faith, are so revealed, that it
is as if one could with confidence say, Let the parable enter into the heart,
and all will be right.
May the blessed Lord give the blessing. May He
teach us to study the mystery of the Vine in the spirit of worship, waiting for
God's own teaching.