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Counsels on Stewardship
But does this make them any less guilty for burying His means, His
resources, in worldly enterprises, to advance their selfish interests?
I speak to you who know not God, who may read these lines; for
in His providence they may be brought to your notice. What are you
doing with your Lord’s goods? What are you doing with the physical
and mental powers He has given you? Are you able of yourself to
keep the human machinery in motion? Did God speak but one word to
say that you must die, you would at once be still in death. Day by day,
hour by hour, minute by minute, God works by His infinite power to
keep you alive. It is He who supplies the breath which keeps life in
your body. Did God neglect man as man neglects God, what would
become of the race?
The great Medical Missionary has an interest in the work of His
hands. He presents before men the peril of closing the door of the
heart against the Saviour, saying, “Turn ye, turn ye; for why will ye
die?”—
The Review and Herald, May 23, 1907
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A Title to the Heavenly Possessions
The day is coming when “a man shall cast his idols of silver, and
his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to
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the moles and to the bats; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the
tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His
majesty.” The riches of the world will not avail in the day of wrath;
but faith and obedience will bring the victory.
We shall act out all the faith we have. We must educate ourselves
to talk faith, and prepare for the future life. What earnest efforts men
make to obtain a lawful title to their land. They must have deeds that
will stand the test of law. The possessor is never satisfied unless he is
confident that there is no flaw in his title. O that men were as earnest
to obtain a title to their heavenly possessions that would stand the test
of law! The apostle exhorts the follower of Christ to give diligence to
make his calling and election sure. There must be no error, no flaw in
your claim to immortality. Says the Saviour, “Blessed are they that
do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city.”—
The Review and
Herald, April 30, 1889
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