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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
An Eternal Weight of Glory
Again I say: Rejoice in the Lord. Rest in Him. You need His
power, and this power you may have. Go forward firmly, valiantly,
courageously. You may err in judgment, but do not lose your hold
on Jesus. He is wisdom, He is light, He is power. He is to you as
a great Rock in a weary land. Rest under His shadow. You need
wisdom, and Jesus will give it to you. Do not be unbelieving. The
more you are jostled, misapprehended, misstated, misrepresented, the
more evidence you have that you are doing a work for the Master, and
the more closely you must cling to your Saviour. In all your difficulties
be calm and undisturbed, patient and forbearing, not rendering evil for
evil, but good for evil. Look to the top of the ladder. God is above it.
His glory shines on every soul ascending heavenward. Jesus is this
ladder. Climb up by Him, cling to Him, and erelong you will step off
the ladder into His everlasting kingdom.
I want you to have heaven. I know of no one who would appreci-
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ate heaven more than you, who have worked so untiringly to relieve
suffering humanity, depriving yourself of sleep, neglecting to take
food, bringing but little enjoyment into your life. At times there does
not seem to be much sunshine in your path, only one long, continu-
ous shadow. The afflictions you see, the dependent mortals looking
and longing for help, your contact with depraved, corrupted human
beings—this experience is of a character to undermine your faith in
humanity.
You must, indeed, look to Jesus, keeping your eyes fixed on the
glory at the top of the ladder. Through Christ alone can you make sure
of heaven, where all is purity, holiness, peace, and blessedness, where
there are glories that mortal lips cannot describe. The nearest we can
come to a description of the reward that awaits the overcomer is to say
that it is a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. It will be an
eternity of bliss, a blessed eternity, unfolding new glories throughout
the ceaseless ages.
You must be there. Whatever you lose here, be determined to make
sure of eternal life. Never become discouraged. Many times I have
seen that the everlasting arms were round about you, when you did not
seem to realize or appreciate the great condescension of heaven. Live
for Jesus. You can work better as a physician in the sanitarium if you