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Perfect in Your Sphere, June 28
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect.
Matthew 5:48
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In order for our character building to be pleasing to God, we must
constantly advance in spirituality. We must regard as worthless anything
that lessens faith and confidence in our Redeemer. The more light there is
shining into our souls, the greater the demand upon us to reflect that light
to others. God desires you to let your light shine forth to the world. He
will be glorified in our individual reflection of His character....
Resting in the love of Christ, trusting the Redeemer and Life-giver
to work out for you the salvation of your soul, you will know, as you
draw nearer and still nearer to Him, what it means to endure the seeing
of Him who is invisible. God desires us to rest content in His love. The
contentment that Christ bestows is a gift worth infinitely more than gold
and silver and precious stones....
Your perceptive faculties will increase in power and soundness if your
whole being, body, soul, and spirit, is consecrated to the accomplishment
of a holy work. Make every effort in and through the grace of Christ to
attain to the high standard set before you. You can be perfect in your
sphere as God is perfect in His sphere. Has not Christ declared, “Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”?
You are not to regard yourself as merely a passive recipient of the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has entrusted to you precious talents, and
He requires the improvement of these talents. Interest from the principal
lent is His due.... Submitting your will to His will, you will improve in
speech and in spiritual conceptions....
You are carefully to guard the powers of the mind. Your thoughts
are to be kept under the control of the Holy Spirit.... It is your work to
advance toward perfection, making constant improvement, until at last
you are pronounced worthy to receive immortal life. And even then the
work of progression will not cease, but will continue throughout eternity.
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