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God Does Not Limit Our Advancement, November 14
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto
all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.
Colossians 1:10, 11
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God fixes no limit to the advancement of those who are “filled with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Through
prayer, through watchfulness, through growth in understanding, we are
“strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.” ...
God’s plan for us is so broad, so full, so complete, that we have every
reason for co-operating whole-heartedly with Him in carrying it out. There
is no reason for hesitancy on our part.... We need to draw fresh supplies
daily from the great storehouse of God’s Word. This will give no time for
novel reading, or for anything else that does not edify and strengthen for
every good work.... The riches of heaven are at the command of God’s
children
Every day the tempter will be on your track with some delusive, plau-
sible excuse for your self-serving, your self-pleasing.... The one whose
heart is wholly given to God, the one who by faith receives Jesus Christ as
a personal Saviour, will reveal a steady growth in spirituality, in vigor of
piety, in fixedness of purpose, in fidelity at any cost to the principles of
our faith....
God will honor and uphold every true-hearted, earnest soul who is
seeking to walk before Him in the perfection of the grace of Christ. The
Lord Jesus will never leave nor forsake one humble, trembling soul.... Can
we with keen, sanctified perception appreciate the strength of the promises
of God, and appropriate them to our individual selves, not because we are
worthy, but because Christ is worthy? Not because we are righteous, but
by living faith we claim the righteousness of Christ in our behalf
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The Review and Herald, October 4, 1906
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Manuscript 125, 1901
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