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We Take Up Our Cross and Follow Christ, August 28
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:27
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How precious is the knowledge that we have a faithful Friend, One
who will impart to us a noble, elevated character, which will fit us for the
companionship of the heavenly angels in the courts above! His guardian-
ship is over all His children. They have a peace that the world can neither
give nor take away. The loss of earthly treasures does not make them
hopeless or homeless....
Christ beholds the world, full of activity in seeking for earthly treasures.
He sees many eagerly trying first one thing and then another in their efforts
to obtain the coveted earthly treasure which they think will satisfy their
selfish greed, while in their eager pursuit they pass by the only path that
leads to the true riches.
As One having authority Christ speaks to such ones, inviting them to
follow Him. He offers to lead them to the riches that are as enduring as
eternity. He points them to the narrow path of self-denial and sacrifice.
Those who press on in this path, surmounting every obstacle, will reach
the land of glory. In lifting the cross they find that the cross lifts them, and
they will at last gain the imperishable treasure.
Many think to find security in earthly riches. But Christ seeks to
remove from their eye the mote that obscures the vision, and thus enable
them to behold the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. They
are mistaking phantoms for realities, and have lost sight of the glories of
the eternal world. Christ calls upon them to extend their view beyond the
present, and add eternity to their vision
We are to lift the cross, and follow the steps of Christ. Those who lift
the cross will find that as they do this, the cross lifts them, giving them
fortitude and courage, and pointing them to the Lamb of God, who taketh
away the sin of the world
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Letter 264, 1903
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The Review and Herald, July 13, 1905
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