Individually Responsible
Let a man examine himself. 1 Corinthians 11:28. This world is a training school, and the great object of life should be to obtain a fitness for those glorious mansions that Jesus has gone to prepare. Let us remember that this work of preparation is an individual work. We are not saved in groups. The […]
Honor the Giver of Gifts
What have they seen in your house? 2 Kings 20:15. Study the case of Hezekiah. He had been sick unto death. He had appealed to the Lord, and God had added to his life fifteen years. “At that time … [the] king of Babylon sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard […]
Heaven-filled Lives
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14. If we would enter heaven we should strive to bring all that we can of heaven into our lives on earth. The religion of Christ never […]
Decisive Action
Do business till I come. Luke 19:13. As Seventh-day Adventists, we have a work to do in witnessing for Christ…. If the Lord is soon to come, begin to act decidedly and determinedly and with intense interest to increase the [institutional] facilities, that a great work may be done in a short time. Those who […]
Reflectors of Christ
It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in his own authority. Acts 1:7. [The disciples could not know the time of the second coming of Christ.] There was one thing that they might understand, and that was that they were to receive power after that the Holy […]
Present Duty
Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Romans 12:11. The present duty of every true child of God is to wait patiently, to watch vigilantly, to work faithfully, until the coming of the Lord, that we may be prepared for the solemn event. The characteristics of the true follower of Christ, the […]
