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“I do not look to the end for all the happiness; I get happiness
as I go along. Notwithstanding I have trials and afflictions, I look
away to Jesus. It is in the strait, hard places that He is right by our
side, and we can commune with Him, and lay all our burdens upon
the Burden Bearer, and say, ‘Here, Lord, I cannot carry these burdens
longer.’ Then He says to us, ‘My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.’
Matthew 11:30
. Do you believe it? I have tested it. I love Him; I love
Him. I see in Him matchless charms. And I want to praise Him in the
kingdom of God.
“Will we break the stony heart? Will we travel the thorny path that
Jesus trod all the way from the manger to the cross? We see the tracks
of blood. Shall the pride of the world come in? Shall we seek to make
the world our standard? or shall we come out from among them? The
invitation is, ‘Come out from among them, and be ye separate, ... and
touch not the unclean; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto
you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters.’
2 Corinthians 6:17, 18
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“O, what an exaltation is this,—to be members of the royal family,
children of the heavenly King; to have the Saviour of the universe, the
King over all kings, to know us by name, and we to be heirs of God to
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the immortal inheritance, the eternal substance! This is our privilege.
Will we have the prize? Will we fight the battles of the Lord? Will we
press the battle to the gate? Will we be victorious?
“I have decided that I must have heaven, and I want you to have it.
I never would have come from California to Europe, had I not wanted
to tell you how precious the Saviour is, and what a precious truth we
have.
“You should search the Bible; for it tells you of Jesus. As you
read the Bible, you will see the matchless charms of Jesus. You will
fall in love with the Man of Calvary, and at every step you can say to
the world, ‘His ways are ways of pleasantness, and all His paths are
peace.’ You are to represent Christ to the world. You may show to the
world that you have a hope big with immortality. You may drink of
the waters of salvation. Teach your children to love and fear God. You
want the heavenly angels to be in your dwelling. You want the Sun of
Righteousness shining in the darkened chambers of your mind, then
your lips will speak thanksgiving to God.
“Jesus has gone to prepare mansions for us. He said: ‘Let not
your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My