F. B. Meyer writes, “The grace of purity and self-control, of fervent prayer and understanding in the Scriptures, of love for men and zeal for God, of lowliness and meekness, of gentleness and goodness—all is in Christ; and if Christ is in us, all is ours also.”
F.B. Meyer was a contemporary and friend of D.L. Moody who was also a pioneer in the field of inner-city missions work. Drawing constantly on Scripture in this book, Meyer exhorts us to seek after God’s best for our lives by examining our inner motives, understanding Christ’s role in our present-day, and then examining how we ought to then bear up underneath the secret of God’s guidance.
In the early 1870s, during his pastorate at Priory Street Baptist Church in York, F. B. Meyer met American evangelist D. L. Moody and his partner, the Gospel singer Ira Sankey. The men who had invited Moody and Sankey to England died tragically while the pair was crossing the Atlantic. As a result, it was Meyer who welcomed them when they arrived and helped them launch their evangelistic campaign in the UK. From that point on, Meyer and Moody maintained a lasting friendship.