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Purity in This Corrupt Age, March 9
Living by Principle Not Inclination
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in
his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who
hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 24:3, 4
The safeguards of our purity must be watchfulness and prayer.
We are living in an atmosphere of satanic witchery. The enemy will
weave a spell of licentiousness around every soul that is not barricaded by
the grace of Christ. Temptations will come; but if we watch against the
enemy, and maintain the balance of self-control and purity, the seducing
spirits will have no influence over us. Those who do nothing to encourage
temptation will have strength to withstand it when it comes.
If they [the youth] do not willfully rush into danger, and needlessly
place themselves in the way of temptation, if they shun evil influences
and vicious society, and then are unavoidably compelled to be in danger-
ous company, they will have strength of character to stand for the right
and to preserve principle, and come forth in the strength of God with
their morals untainted. If youth who have been properly educated make
God their trust, their moral powers will stand the most powerful test.
God’s elect must stand untainted amid the corruptions teeming
around them in these last days.... The Spirit of God should have perfect
control, influencing every action.
Those who enter upon active life with firm principles will be prepared
to stand unsullied amid the moral pollutions of this corrupt age.
“Who, O Lord, shall stand when thou appearest?” Only those who
have clean hands and a pure heart shall abide in the day of His coming....
As you hope to be finally exalted to join the society of sinless angels and
to live in an atmosphere where there is not the least taint of sin, seek
purity; for nothing else will abide the searching test of the day of God
and be received into a pure and holy heaven.
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