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Pathway to Life, April 12
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the
way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matthew 7:13, 14
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Christ calls upon us to enter the narrow pathway, where every step means
a denial of self. He calls upon us to stand upon the platform of eternal
truth, and contend, yes, contend earnestly, for the faith once delivered to
the saints....
As we near the time when principalities and powers and spiritual wicked-
ness in high places will be fully brought into the warfare against the truth,
when Satan’s deceptive power will be so great that, if it were possible, he
would deceive the very elect, our discernment must be sharpened by divine
enlightenment, that we may not be ignorant of Satan’s devices.... By giving
us the cooperation of the holy angels, God has made it possible for our work
to be ... a glorious success. But success will seldom result from scattered
effort. The united influence of all the members of the church is required.
The church today needs men who, like Enoch, walk with God, revealing
Christ to the world. Church-members need to reach a higher standard.
Heavenly messengers are waiting to communicate with those who have
sunk self out of sight, whose lives are a fulfilling of the words, “I live; ye
not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live
by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Of such men and women must the church be composed before her light
can shine forth to the world in clear, distinct rays. Our views of the Sun
of Righteousness are clouded by self-seeking. Christ is crucified afresh by
many who through self-indulgence allow Satan to gain control over them....
It is God’s purpose that all shall be tested and tried, that He may see
whether they are loyal or disloyal to the laws that govern the kingdom of
heaven. To the last, God permits Satan to reveal himself as a liar, an accuser,
and a murderer. Thus the final triumph of His people is made more marked,
more glorious, more full and complete.
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