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The Mind Fixed on Christ, April 14
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his
ways shall be known.
Proverbs 10:9
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The very first step in the path of life is to keep the mind stayed on God,
to have His fear continually before the eyes. A single departure from moral
integrity blunts the conscience, and opens the door to the next temptation.
“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his way
shall be known.” We are commanded to love God supremely, and our
neighbor as ourselves; but the daily experience of life shows that this law
is disregarded. Uprightness in deal and moral integrity will secure the
favor of God, and make a man a blessing to himself and to society; but
amid the varied temptations that assail one whichever way he may turn,
it is impossible to keep a clear conscience and the approval of Heaven
without divine aid and a principle to love honesty for the sake of the right.
A character that is approved of God and man is to be preferred to
wealth. The foundation should be laid broad and deep, resting on the
rock Christ Jesus. There are too many who profess to work from the true
foundation, whose loose dealing shows them to be building on sliding
sand; but the great tempest will sweep away their foundation, and they
will have no refuge.... Do these persons see the future? Or are their eyes
too dim to see, through the miasma-laden fogs of worldliness, that honor
and integrity are not rewarded in the coin of this world? Will God reward
virtue with mere worldly success? He has their names graven on the palms
of His hands, as heirs to enduring honors, riches that are imperishable
To dwell upon the beauty, goodness, mercy, and love of Jesus is
strengthening to the mental and moral powers, and while the mind is
kept trained to do the works of Christ, to be obedient children, you will
habitually inquire, Is this the way of the Lord
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