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Followers of the Lamb, October 18
These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto
God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for
they are without fault before the throne of God.
Revelation 14:4, 5
.
The Lord has a people on the earth, who follow the Lamb whitherso-
ever He goeth. He has His thousands who have not bowed the knee to
Baal. Such will stand with Him on Mount Zion. But they must stand on
this earth, girded with the whole armor, ready to engage in the work of
saving those who are ready to perish....
We need not wait till we are translated to follow Christ. God’s people
may do this here below. We shall follow the Lamb of God in the courts
above only if we follow Him here.... We are not to follow Christ fitfully or
capriciously, only when it is for our advantage. We must choose to follow
Him. In daily life we must follow His example, as a flock trustfully follows
its shepherd. We are to follow Him by suffering for His sake, saying at
every step, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him” (
Job 13:15
). His
life practice must be our life practice. And as we thus seek to be like Him
and to bring our wills into conformity to His will we shall reveal Him.
We are not in a dreamland of inaction. We are soldiers of Christ,
enlisted in the work of showing our loyalty to Him who has redeemed us.
What we are in the heavenly home, when saved, eternally saved, will be
the reflection of what we now are in character and holy service. Shall we
not show our loyalty by keeping God’s commandments here, in this our
place of probation? ...
Are we following Christ with unswerving loyalty, keeping His life
of perfect obedience, of purity and self-sacrifice, ever before us that
by beholding we may become changed into His image? Do we strive
to imitate His fidelity? If we educate ourselves to say, Be Thou my
Pattern; if by the eye of faith we see Him as a living Saviour, we shall be
strengthened to follow Him. Then with the undefiled we shall follow Him
in the future life. As eye- and heart-witnesses we can bear testimony to
His majesty, for by faith we have been with Him in the holy mount.
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