There is no hope in the Christian life unless we are aware of that. There is nothing that is more important to any one of us than this. Do we have a hunger and a thirst after righteousness? Do we, “as the hart panteth after the water brooks” (Ps. 42:1), long for the living God and a knowledge of him? Oh, we may have attained up to a certain point, we may look back across the years and be satisfied with our record, but do we stop there, are we content, do we feel that this is excellent? Are we always