Daily Devotional

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Our Saviour’s Highest Honor​

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall
answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Zechariah 13:6.​

“I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed
away.” Revelation 21:1. The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth. Every trace of the
curse is swept away....

One reminder alone remains: Our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion.
Upon His wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the only traces of the cruel
work that sin has wrought. Says the prophet, beholding Christ in His glory: “He had bright
beams coming out of his side: and there was the hiding of his power.” Habakkuk 3:4, margin.
That pierced side whence flowed the crimson stream that reconciled man to God—there is the
Saviour’s glory, there “the hiding of his power.” ... And the tokens of His humiliation are His
highest honor; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth His praise and
declare His power.

The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the redeemed through all eternity. In
Christ glorified they will behold Christ crucified. Never will it be forgotten that He whose power
created and upheld the unnumbered worlds through the vast realms of space, the Beloved of
God, the Majesty of heaven, He whom cherub and shining seraph delighted to adore—humbled
Himself to uplift fallen man; that He bore the guilt and shame of sin, and the hiding of His
Father’s face, till the woes of a lost world broke His heart and crushed out His life on Calvary’s
cross. That the Maker of all worlds, the Arbiter of all destinies, should lay aside His glory and
humiliate Himself from love to man will ever excite the wonder and adoration of the universe.
As the nations of the saved look upon their Redeemer and behold the eternal glory of the Father
shining in His countenance; as they behold His throne, which is from everlasting to everlasting,
and know that His kingdom is to have no end, they break forth in rapturous song:
“Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His own most​

precious blood!”

 

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We Are Purified As Christ Is Pure​

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1 John 3:3.​

Christ would elevate and refine man’s mind, purifying it from all dross, that he may appreciate
the love that is without a parallel.​

Through repentance, faith, and good works he may perfect a righteous character, and claim,
through the merits of Christ, the privileges of the sons of God. The principles of divine truth,
received and cherished in the heart, will carry us to a height of moral excellence that we had not
deemed it possible for us to reach.... “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself,
even as he is pure.”​

Holiness of heart and purity of life were the great subjects of the teachings of Christ. In
His sermon on the mount, after specifying what must be done in order to be blessed, and what
must not be done, He says, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect.” Perfection, holiness,—nothing short of this would give them success in carrying out
the principles He had given them. Without this holiness, the human heart is selfish, sinful, and
vicious. Holiness will lead its possessor to be fruitful, and abound in all good works. He will
never become weary in well-doing; neither look for promotion in this world; but he will look
forward to be promoted by the Majesty of heaven when He shall exalt His sanctified and holy
ones to His throne.... Holiness of heart will produce right actions.​

As God is pure in His sphere, so man is to be pure in his. And he will be pure if Christ is
formed within, the hope of glory; for he will imitate Christ’s life and reflect His character​

The princely dignity of the Christian character will shine forth as the sun, and the beams of
light from the face of Christ will be reflected upon those who have purified themselves even as
He is pure.​

Purity of heart will lead to purity of life.

 

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Power Is Given Us To Become The Sons Of God​

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on his name. John 1:12.​

Divine sonship is not something that we gain of ourselves. Only to those who receive Christ
as their Saviour is given the power to become sons and daughters of God. The sinner cannot, by
any power of his own, rid himself of sin. For the accomplishment of this result, he must look
to a higher Power. John exclaimed, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world." Christ alone has power to cleanse the heart. He who is seeking for forgiveness and
acceptance can say only,—
"Nothing in my hand I bring;
Simply to Thy cross I cling."

But the promise of sonship is made to​

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all who "believe on his name." Every one who comes
to Jesus in faith will receive pardon

The religion of Christ transforms the heart. It makes the worldly-minded man
heavenly-minded. Under its influence the selfish man becomes unselfish, because this is the
character of Christ. The dishonest, scheming man becomes upright, so that it is second nature to
him to do to others as he would have others do to him. The profligate is changed from impurity
to purity. He forms correct habits; for the gospel of Christ has become to him a savor of life unto
life.

God was to be manifest in Christ, "reconciling the world unto himself." Man had become so
degraded by sin that it was impossible for him, in himself, to come into harmony with Him whose
nature is purity and goodness. But Christ, after having redeemed man from the condemnation of
the law, could impart divine power, to unite with human effort. Thus by repentance toward God
and faith in Christ, the fallen children of Adam might once more become "sons of God."

When a soul receives Christ, he receives power to live the life of Christ.​

 

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God Is Near To All That Call Upon Him​

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalm 145:18.​

God is pleased when we keep our faces turned toward the Sun of Righteousness.... When we
are in trouble and pressed down with anxieties, the Lord is near, and He bids us cast all our care
upon Him, because He cares for us....

He comes to all His children in their affliction. In time of danger He is their refuge. In
sorrow, He offers them joy and consolation. Shall we turn from the Redeemer, the fountain of
living water, to hew out for ourselves broken cisterns, which can hold no water? When danger
approaches, shall we seek for help from those as weak as ourselves, or shall we flee to Him who
is mighty to save? His arms are open wide, and He utters the gracious invitation, “Come unto
me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

It is not the manifestation of His great and awful majesty and unparalleled power that will
leave us without excuse if we refuse Him our love and obedience. It is the love, the compassion,
the patience, the long-suffering that He has shown which will witness against those who
do not offer Him the willing service of their lives. Those who turn to God with heart and
soul and mind will find in Him peaceful security....

He knows just what we need, just what we can bear, and He will give us grace to endure
every trial and test that He brings upon us. My constant prayer is for a greater nearness to God.

Every provision has been made to meet the needs of our spiritual and our moral nature....Light
and immortality are brought to light through the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus has said that He has
set before us an open door, and no man can shut it. The open door is before us, and through the​

grace of Christ, beams of merciful light stream forth from the gates ajar.

 

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Belief In Christ Means Everlasting Life​

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. John 3:36.​

When the soul surrenders itself to Christ, a new power takes possession of the new heart.
A change is wrought which man can never accomplish for himself. It is a supernatural work,
bringing a supernatural element into human nature. The soul that is yielded to Christ becomes
His own fortress, which He holds in a revolted world, and He intends that no authority shall be
known in it but His own. A soul thus kept in possession by the heavenly agencies is impregnable
to the assaults of Satan.

Christ is ready to impart all heavenly influences. He knows every temptation that comes to
man, and the capabilities of every human agent. He weighs his strength. He sees the present
and the future, and presents before the mind the obligations that should be met, and urges that
common, earthly things shall not be permitted to be so absorbing that eternal things shall be lost
out of reckoning.

The gifts of His grace through Christ are free to all. There is no election but one’s own by
which any may perish. God has set forth in His Word the conditions upon which every soul
will be elected to eternal life—obedience to His commandments, through faith in Christ. God
has elected a character in harmony with His law, and any one who shall reach the standard of
His requirement, will have an entrance into the kingdom of glory. Christ Himself said, “He that
believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.”

What an exalted position to be identified with one in whom is all perfection centered, who is
indeed the Majesty of heaven, but who loved us, although fallen, so much that language cannot
express it! He for our sakes laid aside His royal robe, stepped down from the throne of heaven,
and condescended to clothe His divinity with humility, and became like one of us except in sin,
that His life and character should be a pattern for all to copy, that they might have the precious​

gift of eternal life.

 

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The Spirit BringsWisdom And Understanding​

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. Isaiah
11:2.​

As the Holy Spirit opens to you the truth, you will treasure up the most precious experiences,
and will long to speak to others of the comforting things that have been revealed to you. When
brought into association with them, you will communicate some fresh thought in regard to the
character or the work of Christ. You will have some fresh revelation of His pitying love to impart
to those who love Him and to those who love Him not.

“Give, and it shall be given unto you;” for the word of God is “a fountain of gardens, a well
of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.” The heart that has once tasted the love of Christ,
cries out continually for a deeper draught, and as you impart, you will receive in richer and more
abundant measure. Every revelation of God to the soul increases the capacity to know and to
love. The continual cry of the heart is, “More of Thee,” and ever the Spirit’s answer is, “Much
more.” For our God delights to do “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.” To
Jesus, who emptied Himself for the salvation of lost humanity, the Holy Spirit was given without
measure. So it will be given to every follower of Christ when the whole heart is surrendered for
His indwelling. Our Lord Himself has given the command, “Be filled with the Spirit,” and this
command is also a promise of its fulfillment. It was the good pleasure of the Father that in Christ
should “all the fullness dwell;” and “in him ye are made full.”

God has poured out His love unstintedly, as the showers that refresh the earth. He says: “Let
the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let​

righteousness spring up together.” ... “Of his fulness have we received, and grace for grace.”

 

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Angels Minister To The Heirs Of Salvation​

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of
salvation? Hebrews 1:14.​

God has angels whose whole work is to draw those who shall be heirs of salvation... The
angels’ work is to keep back the powers of Satan.

The work of these heavenly beings is to prepare the inhabitants of this world to become
children of God, pure, holy, undefiled. But men, though professing to be followers of Christ, do
not place themselves in a position where they can understand this ministry, and thus the work of
the heavenly messengers is made hard. The angels, who do always behold the face of the Father
in heaven, would prefer to remain close by the side of God, in the pure and holy atmosphere
of heaven; but a work must be done in bringing this heavenly atmosphere to the souls who are
tempted and tried, that Satan may not disqualify them for the place the Lord would have them fill
in the heavenly courts. Principalities and powers in heavenly places combine with these angels
in their ministration for those who shall be heirs of salvation.

Angels, who will do for you what you can not do for yourselves, are waiting for your
co-operation. They are waiting for you to respond to the drawing of Christ. Draw nigh to God
and to one another. By desire, by silent prayer, by resistance of satanic agencies, put your will on
the side of God’s will. While you have one desire to resist the devil, and sincerely pray, Deliver
me from temptation, you will have strength for your day. It is the work of the heavenly angels to
come close to the tried, the tempted, the suffering ones. They labor long and untiringly to save
the souls for whom Christ has died. And when souls appreciate their advantages, appreciate the
heavenly assistance sent them, respond to the Holy Spirit’s working in their behalf; when they
put their will on the side of Christ’s will, angels bear the tidings heavenward.... And there is
rejoicing among the heavenly host.​

 

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We Receive A Faith ThatWorks By Love​

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but
faith which worketh by love. Galatians 5:6.​

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When you present your petitions to the Lord, it should be in humility, without boasting of
superior attainments, but with real soul hunger for the blessing of God. Christ always knows
what is cherished in the heart. We must come in faith that the Lord will hear and answer our
prayers; for “whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” Genuine faith is the faith that works by love, and
purifies the soul. A living faith will be a working faith. Should we go into the garden and find that
there was no sap in the plants, no freshness in the leaves, no bursting buds or blooming flowers,
no signs of life in stalk or branches, we would say, “The plants are dead. Uproot them from
the garden; for they are a deformity to the beds.” So it is with those who profess Christianity,
and have no spirituality. If there are no signs of religious vigor, if there is no doing of the
commandments of the Lord, it is evident that there is no abiding in Christ, the living vine.

Faith and love are the essential, powerful, working elements of Christian character. Those
who possess them are one with Christ, and are carrying forward His mission.... We are to sit at
Christ’s feet as continual learners, and to work with His gifts of faith and love. We shall then
wear Christ’s yoke, and lift His burdens, and Christ will recognize us as one with Him; in heaven
it will be said, “Ye are labourers together with God.” Will our youth remember that without faith
it is impossible to please God? and it must be faith that works by love and purifies the soul.

We cannot overestimate the value of simple faith and unquestioning obedience. It is by​

following in the path of obedience in simple faith that the character obtains perfection.

 

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Dependence Upon God​

...For without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5​

The first lesson to be taught ... is the lesson of dependence upon God.... As a flower of the
field has its root in the soil; as it must receive air, dew, showers, and sunshine, so must we receive
from God that which ministers to the life of the soul.

The presence of God is guaranteed to the Christian. This Rock of faith is the living presence
of God. The weakest may depend upon it. Those who think themselves the strongest may
become the weakest unless they depend on Christ as their efficiency, their worthiness. This is
the Rock upon which we may build successfully. God is near in Christ’s atoning sacrifice, in His
intercession, His loving, tender ruling power over the church. Seated by the eternal throne, He
watches them with intense interest. As long as the members of the church shall through faith
draw sap and nourishment from Jesus Christ, and not from man’s opinions and devisings, and
methods; ifhaving a conviction of the nearness of God in Christ, they put their entire trust
in Him, they will have a vital connection with Christ as the branch has connection with the
parent stock. The church is established not on theories of men, on long-drawn-out plans
and forms. It depends upon Christ their righteousness. It is built on faith in Christ,
“and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” ...

The strength of every soul is in God and not in man. Quietness and confidence is to be
the strength of all who give their hearts to God. Christ has not a casual interest in us but an
interest stronger than a mother for her child.... Our Saviour has purchased us by human suffering
and sorrow, by insult, reproach, abuse, mockery, rejection and death. He is watching over you,
trembling child of God. He will make you secure under His protection.... Our weakness in human
nature will not bar our access to the heavenly Father, for He [Christ]died to make intercession​

for us.

 

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The Renewed Heart Loves As Christ Loved​

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another. John 13:34.​

Jesus says, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Love is not simply an impulse, a
transitory emotion, dependent upon circumstances; it is a living principle, a permanent power.
The soul is fed by the streams of pure love that flow from the heart of Christ, as a well-spring that
never fails. O, how is the heart quickened, how are its motives ennobled, its affections deepened,
by this communion! Under the education and discipline of the Holy Spirit, the children of God
love one another, truly, sincerely, unaffectedly,—“without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
And this because the heart is in love with Jesus. Our affection for one another springs from
our common relation to God. We are one family, we love one another as He loved us. When
compared with this true, sanctified, disciplined affection, the shallow courtesy of the world, the
meaningless expression of effusive friendship, are as chaff to the wheat.​

To love as Christ loved means to manifest unselfishness at all times and in all places, by
kind words and pleasant looks.... Genuine love is a precious attribute of heavenly origin, which
increases its fragrance in proportion as it is dispensed to others...​

Christ’s love is deep and earnest, flowing like an irrepressible stream to all who will accept it.
There is no selfishness in His love. If this heaven-born love is an abiding principle in the heart,
it will make itself known, not only to those we hold most dear in sacred relationship, but to
all with whom we come in contact. It will lead us to bestow little acts of attention, to make
concessions, to perform deeds of kindness, to speak tender, true, encouraging words. It will lead​

us to sympathize with those whose hearts hunger for sympathy.

 

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We Are to Take Time To Think About God​

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted
in the earth. Psalm 46:10.​

Christians should ... cultivate a love for meditation, and cherish a spirit of devotion. Many
seem to begrudge moments spent in meditation, and the searching of the Scriptures, and prayer,
as though the time thus occupied was lost. I wish you could all view these things in the light
God would have you; for you would then make the kingdom of Heaven of the first importance.
To keep your heart in Heaven, will give vigor to all your graces, and put life into all your duties.
To discipline the mind to dwell upon heavenly things, will put life and earnestness into all our
endeavors.

Let every one who desires to be a partaker of the divine nature appreciate the fact that he
must escape the corruption that is in the world through lust. There must be a constant, earnest
struggling of the soul against the evil imaginings of the mind. There must be a steadfast resistance
of temptation to sin in thought or act. The soul must be kept from every stain, through faith in
Him who is able to keep you from falling. We should meditate upon the Scriptures, thinking
soberly and candidly upon the things that pertain to our eternal salvation. The infinite mercy
and love of Jesus, the sacrifice made in our behalf, call for most serious and solemn reflection.
We should dwell upon the character of our dear Redeemer and Intercessor. We should seek to
comprehend the meaning of the plan of salvation. We should meditate upon the mission of Him
who came to save His people from their sins. By constantly contemplating heavenly themes, our
faith and love will grow stronger. Our prayers will be more and more acceptable to God, because
they will be more and more mixed with faith and love. They will be more intelligent and fervent.

When the mind is thus filled ... the believer in Christ will be able to bring forth good things​

from the treasure of the heart

 

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Let Us Come Boldly To The Throne of Grace​

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and
find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16.​

Jesus knows the needs of His children, and He loves to listen to their prayers. Let the children
shut out the world and everything that would attract the thoughts from God, and let them feel that
they are alone with God, that His eye looks into the inmost heart, and reads the desire of the soul,
and that they may talk with God. In humble faith you may claim His promises, and feel that
although you have nothing in yourself whereby you may claim the favor of God, because of the
merits and righteousness of Christ, you may come boldly to the throne of grace, and find help
in time of need. There is nothing that can make the soul so strong to resist the temptations of
Satan in the great conflict of life, as to seek God in humility, laying before Him your soul in all
its helplessness, expecting that He will be your helper and your defender.

With the trusting faith of a little child, we are to come to our heavenly Father, telling Him
of all our needs. He is always ready to pardon and help. The supply of divine wisdom is
inexhaustible, and the Lord encourages us to draw largely from it. The longing that we should
have for spiritual blessings is described in the words, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” We need a deeper soul-hunger for the rich gifts that
heaven has to bestow.

We are to hunger and thirst after righteousness.

O that we might have a consuming desire to know God by an experimental knowledge, to
come into the audience chamber of the Most High, reaching up the hand of faith, and casting our
helpless souls upon the One mighty to save. His loving kindness is better than life.

He desires to bestow on the children of men the riches of an eternal inheritance. His kingdom​

is an everlasting kingdom.

 

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Rejoice In The Rich Treasures of Grace​

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto
thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
Deuteronomy 26:11.​

Thanksgiving and praise should be expressed to God for temporal blessings and for whatever
comforts He bestows upon us. God would have every family that He is preparing to inhabit the
eternal mansions above, give glory to Him for the rich treasures of His grace. Were children, in
the home life, educated and trained to be grateful to the Giver of all good things, we would see
an element of heavenly grace manifest in our families. Cheerfulness would be seen in the home
life, and coming from such homes, the youth would bring a spirit of respect and reverence with
them into the schoolroom, and into the church. There would be an attendance in the sanctuary
where God meets with His people, a reverence for all the ordinances of His worship, and grateful
praise and thanksgiving would be offered for all the gifts of His providence....​

Every temporal blessing would be received with gratitude, and every spiritual blessing
become doubly precious because the perception of each member of the household had become
sanctified by the Word of truth. The Lord Jesus is very near to those who thus appreciate His
gracious gifts, tracing all their good things back to the benevolent, loving, care-taking God, and
recognizing Him as the great Fountain of all comfort and consolation, the inexhaustible Source
of grace.​

If we would give more expression to our faith, rejoice more in the blessings that we know we
have,—the great mercy and love of God,—we should have more faith and greater joy. No tongue
can express, no finite mind can conceive, the blessing that results from appreciating the goodness
and love of God. Even on earth we may have joy as a wellspring, never failing, because fed by
the streams that flow from the throne of God.​

 

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We Have Received Of God’s Fullness​

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16.​

Christ sought to save the world, not by conformity to it, but by revealing to the world the
transforming power of the grace of God to mold and fashion the human character after the
likeness of the character of Christ.

Satan has represented God as selfish and oppressive, as claiming all, and giving nothing, as
requiring the service of His creatures for His own glory, and making no sacrifice for their good.
But the gift of Christ reveals the Father’s heart.... It declares that while God’s hatred of sin is as
strong as death, His love for the sinner is stronger than death. Having undertaken our redemption,
He will spare nothing, however dear, which is necessary to the completion of His work. No truth
essential to our salvation is withheld, no miracle of mercy is neglected, no divine agency is left
unemployed. Favor is heaped upon favor, gift upon gift. The whole treasury of heaven is
open to those He seeks to save. Having collected the riches of the universe, and laid open
the resources of infinite power, He gives them all into the hands of Christ, and says, All these are
for man. Use these gifts to convince him that there is no love greater than Mine in earth or heaven.
His greatest happiness will be found in loving Me.

The Father appreciates every soul whom His Son has purchased by the gift of His life. Every
provision has been made for us to receive divine power, which will enable us to overcome
temptations. Through obedience to all God’s requirements the soul is preserved unto eternal
life.

God has a heaven full of blessings that He wants to bestow on those who are earnestly seeking
for that help which the Lord alone can give.​

 

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We Are Changed From Glory To Glory​

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into
the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18.​

When enlightened by the Spirit of God, the believer beholds the perfection of Jesus, and
beholding this perfection, he rejoices with joy unspeakable. In self he sees sin and helplessness;
in the Redeemer sinlessness and infinite power. The sacrifice that Christ made in order that He
might impart to us His righteousness—this is a theme upon which we may dwell with deeper and
still deeper enthusiasm. Self is nothing; Jesus is everything....​

The transforming power of grace can make me a partaker of the divine nature. On Christ
the glory of God has shone, and by looking upon Christ, contemplating His self-sacrifice,
remembering that in Him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, the believer is drawn
closer and closer to the Source of power....​

How essential that we have the enlightenment of the Spirit of God; for thus only can we see
the glory of Christ, and by beholding become changed from character to character in and through
faith in Christ.... He has grace and pardon for every soul. As by faith we look to Jesus, our faith
pierces the shadow, and we adore God for His wondrous love in giving us Jesus the Comforter....​

The sinner may become a child of God, an heir of heaven. He may rise from the dust, and
stand forth arrayed in garments of light.... At every step of advance, he sees new beauties
in Christ, and becomes more like Him in character.​

The love that was manifested toward him in the death of Christ, awakens a response of
thankful love, and in answer to sincere prayer, the believer is brought from grace to grace, from​

glory to glory, until by beholding Christ, he is changed into the same image.

 

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Love For Others​

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath
loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
savour. Ephesians 5:1, 2.​

You are to follow God as dear children, to be obedient to all His requirements, walking in
love as Christ also hath loved us.... Love was the element in which Christ moved and walked and
worked. He came to embrace the world in the arms of His love...

We are to follow the example set by Christ, and make Him our pattern, until we shall have
the same love for others as He has manifested for us. He seeks to impress us with this profound
lesson of love.... If your hearts have been given to selfishness, let Christ imbue you with His love.
He desires that we shall love Him fully, and encourages, yes, even commands, that we shall love
others as He has given us an example. He has made love the badge of our discipleship.... This
is the measurement to which you are to reach,—“Love one another; as I have loved you.” What
height, what depth and breadth of love! This love is not simply to embrace a few favorites, it is
to reach to the lowliest and humblest of God’s creatures. Jesus says, “Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” ...

The love and sympathy which Jesus would have us give to others does not savor of
sentimentalism, which is a snare to the soul; it is a love that is of heavenly extraction, which
Jesus exemplifies by both precept and example. But instead of manifesting this love, how often
we are alienated and estranged one from another.... The result is estrangement from God, a
dwarfed experience, a blighting of Christian growth....

The love of Jesus is an active principle, uniting heart with heart in bonds of Christian
fellowship. Every one who enters heaven will on earth have been perfected in love; for in heaven​

the Redeemer and the redeemed will be objects of our interest.

 

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We Are To Overcome As Christ Overcame​

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33.​

Satan made stronger attacks upon Christ than he will ever make upon us. There was much
at stake with him, whether Christ or himself should be conqueror. If Christ resisted his most
powerful temptations, and Satan did not succeed in leading Him to sin, he knew that he must
lose his power, and finally be punished with everlasting destruction. Therefore Satan worked
with mighty power to lead Christ to do a wrong action, for then he would gain advantage over
Him.... You can never be tempted in so determined and cruel manner as was our Saviour. Satan
was upon His path every moment.​

Will man take hold of divine power, and with determination and perseverance resist Satan,
as Christ has given him example in His conflict with the foe in the wilderness of temptation?
God cannot save man against his will from the power of Satan’s artifices. Man must work with
his human power, aided by the divine power of Christ, to resist and to conquer at any cost to
himself. In short, man must overcome as Christ overcame. And then, through the victory that
it is his privilege to gain by the all-powerful name of Jesus, he may become an heir of God and
joint-heir with Jesus Christ. This could not be the case if Christ alone did all the overcoming.​

Man must do his part; he must be victor on his own account, through the strength and grace that

Christ gives him. Man must be a co-worker with Christ in the labor of overcoming, and then he
will be partaker with Christ in His glory.​

The Saviour overcame to show man how he may overcome. All the temptations of Satan,
Christ met with the Word of God. By trusting in God’s promises, He received power to obey God’s commandments, and the tempter could gain no advantage.​

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Jesus Is A Friend That Is Closer Than A Brother​

There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24.​

Disappointments you will have, but ever bear in mind that Jesus, the living, risen
Saviour, is your Redeemer, your Restorer. He loves you, and it is better to share His
love than to sit with princes and be separated from Him....​

Come daily to Jesus, who loves you. Open your heart to Him freely. In Him there is no
disappointment. You will never find a better counselor, a safer guide, a more sure defense.​

Through all your trials ... you have had a never-failing Friend, who has said, “I am with you
alway, even unto the end of the world.”​

But how often is the Lord neglected for the society of others, and for things of no value! ...
We dare not let His name languish on our lips, and His love and memory die out of our hearts.
“Well,” says the cold, formal professor, “this is making Christ too much like a human being;” but
the Word of God warrants us to have these very ideas. It is the want of these practical, definite
views of Christ, that hinders so many from having a genuine experience in the knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This is the reason that many are fearing and doubting and
mourning. Their ideas of Christ and the plan of salvation are vague, dreary, and confused.... If
ever there was a time when men needed the presence of Christ at their right hand, it is now, so
that when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard
against him.​

Communion with Christ—how unspeakably precious! Such communion it is our privilege to
enjoy, if we will seek it.​

The everlasting assurance shall be yours that you have a Friend that sticketh closer than a​

brother.

 

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Careful Habits Ensure Good Health​

I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:17.​

The mind does not wear out nor break down so often on account of diligent employment and
hard study, as on account of eating improper food at improper times, and of careless inattention
to the laws of health.... Irregular hours for eating and sleeping sap the brain forces. The apostle
Paul declares that he who would be successful in reaching a high standard of godliness must be
temperate in all things. Eating, drinking, and dressing all have a direct bearing upon our spiritual
advancement.​

Health is a blessing which few appreciate.... Many eat at all hours, regardless of the laws of
health. Then gloom covers the mind. How can men be honored with divine enlightenment when
they are so reckless in their habits, so inattentive to the light which God has given in regard to these
things.... Life is a holy trust, which God alone can enable us to keep, and to use to His
glory. But He who formed the wonderful structure of the body will take special care to keep it in
order if men do not work at cross-purposes with Him.​

Health, life, and happiness are the result of obedience to physical laws governing our bodies.
If our will and way are in accordance with God’s will and way; if we do the pleasure of our
Creator, He will keep the human organism in good condition, and restore the moral, mental, and
physical powers, in order that He may work through us to His glory.... If we co-operate with Him
in this work, health and happiness, peace and usefulness, are the sure result.​

He did not die for us in order that we might become slaves to evil habits, but that we might
become the sons and daughters of God, serving Him with every power of the being.​

My dear young friends, advance step by step, until all your habits shall be in harmony with​

the laws of life and health.

 

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DivineWisdom​

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be
compared to it. Proverbs 8:11.​

If Adam and Eve had never touched the forbidden tree, the Lord would have imparted to them
knowledge,—knowledge upon which rested no curse of sin, knowledge that would have brought
them everlasting joy. The only knowledge they gained by their disobedience was a knowledge of
sin and its results....

Age after age, the curiosity of men has led them to seek for the tree of knowledge; and often
they think they are plucking fruit most essential, when, like Solomon’s research, they find it
altogether vanity and nothingness in comparison with that science of true holiness which will
open to them the gates of the city of God. The human ambition has been seeking for that kind of
knowledge that will bring to them glory and self-exaltation and supremacy. Thus Adam and Eve
were worked upon by Satan until God’s restraint was snapped asunder, and their education under
the teacher of lies began in order that they might have the knowledge which God had refused
them.

True wisdom is a treasure as lasting as eternity. Many of the world’s so-called wise men are
wise only in their own estimation. Content with the acquisition of worldly wisdom, they never
enter the garden of God, to become acquainted with the treasures of knowledge contained in His
holy Word. Supposing themselves to be wise, they are ignorant concerning the wisdom which
all must have who gain eternal life....The unlearned man, if he knows God andJesus Christ, has a
more enduring wisdom than has the most learned man who despises theinstruction of God.

Divine wisdom is to be a lamp to your feet....Everything that can be shaken will be shaken;​

but rooted and grounded in the truth, you will abide with those things that cannot be shaken.