As the facets of a cut diamond flash with exquisite colors in the sunlight, so the Scriptures, illuminated by the Spirit of God, glow with many glorious truths.  The kind of Christian life set forth in the New Testament is so far above the experience of many professing Christians that they think it abnormal.  Yet it is there, and many through God's grace have found it, and lived it, and described it in such terms as "the Life of Faith," "the Spirit-filled Life," "the Deeper Life," and "the Victorious Life." God has mightily blessed the messages of many servants of His, as for example Brother Lawrence, William Law, Hudson Taylor, Hannah Whitall Smith, the late Charles G. Trumbull, and others. 

Emphasizing various aspects of scriptural truth, they have led multitudes into a life of peace and joy and power.
Every sincere Christian wants to know how he can overcome temptation and be used of God in His service.  How can we find freedom from anxiety, and really know that peace which passeth understanding?  How can we live at home the kind of consistent Christian life that we teach in our Sunday school classes and preach from our pulpits?  How can we have real power in personal conversation as we seek to show men their need of a Savior?

One of the most important keys to a life that knows such victory is the truth of the believer's identification with Christ in His death and resurrection.  The principal and founder of the Prairie Bible Institute at Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, which now has a remarkable history of over 25 years, seems to have a gift for imparting this vital truth to others.  At the request of the Editor of the Sunday School Times he wrote a series of seven editorials which were published in the Times during the first seven weeks of 1944.  These articles, with added material, have now been brought together in this volume.

These studies touch upon the most vital parts of the Christian's daily life.  Mr. Maxwell holds closely to the Scriptures, illuminates the truth with telling illustrations, and, as far as words can do it, shows Christians how to have victory over sin, and power in God's service.  It is the kind of message so sorely needed in these days of coldness in the church, lawlessness in our own land, and chaos in the world.