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a faithful examination, can look up to Heaven and say, “I am not one
of those thus described. I am not a lover of pleasure more than a lover
of God.” How few can say, “I am dead to the world; the life I now live
is by faith of the Son of God. My life is hid with Christ in God, and
when He who is my life shall appear, then shall I also appear with Him
in glory.”
The love and grace of God! Oh precious grace! more valuable than
fine gold. It elevates and ennobles the spirit beyond all other principles.
It sets the heart and affections upon Heaven. While those around us
may be engaged in worldly vanity, pleasure-seeking, and folly, the
conversation is in heaven, whence we look for the Saviour; the soul
is reaching out after God for pardon and peace, for righteousness
and true holiness. Converse with God and contemplation of things
above transform the soul into the likeness of Christ.—
The Review and
Herald, May 11, 1886
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