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Holidays Unto God
Would it not be well for us to observe holidays unto God, when
we could revive in our minds the memory of His dealing with us?
Would it not be well to consider His past blessings, to remember the
impressive warnings that have come home to our souls, so that we
shall not forget God?
The world has many holidays, and men become engrossed with
games, with horse races, with gambling, smoking, and drunkenness.
They show plainly under what banner they are standing. They make
it evident that they do not stand under the banner of the Prince of
life, but that the prince of darkness rules and controls them.
Shall not the people of God more frequently have holy convo-
cations in which to thank God for His rich blessings? Shall we not
find time in which to praise Christ for His rest, peace, and joy, and
make manifest by daily thanksgiving that we appreciate the great
sacrifice made in our behalf, that we may be partakers of the divine
nature? Shall we not speak of the prospective rest in the Paradise
of God, and tell of the honor and glory in store for the servants of
Jehovah? “My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in
sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”
Isaiah 32:18
. We are
homeward bound, seeking a better country, even a heavenly.
The world is full of excitement. Men act as though they had
gone mad over low, cheap, unsatisfying things. How excited have I
seen them over the result of a cricket match! I have seen the streets
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in Sydney densely crowded for blocks and, on inquiring what was
the occasion of the excitement, was told that some expert player of
cricket had won the game. I felt disgusted.
Why are not the chosen of God more enthusiastic? They are
striving for an immortal crown, striving for a home where there will
be no need of the light of the sun or moon, or of lighted candle; for
the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for ever and
ever. They will have a life that measures with the life of God; but
the candle of the wicked shall be put out in ignominious darkness,
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