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We Become Like Him, November 30
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me
where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given
me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:24
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In our work we meet with many discouragements. But we shall not gain
a particle of strength by dwelling on the discouragements. By beholding
we become changed. As we look in faith to Jesus, His image is engraven
on the heart. We are transformed in character
There are many who, in dwelling too largely upon theory, have lost
sight of the living power of the Saviour’s example. They have lost sight
of Him as the humble, self-denying worker. What they need is to behold
Jesus. Daily we need the fresh revealing of His presence
As we discern the perfection of our Saviour’s character, we shall desire
to become wholly transformed, and renewed in the image of His purity.
The more we know of God, the higher will be our ideal of character, and
the more earnest our longing to reflect His likeness. A divine element
combines with the human when the soul reaches out after God
As one becomes acquainted with the history of the Redeemer he dis-
covers in himself serious defects.... He catches the looks, the spirit, of
his beloved Master.... It is not by looking away from Him that we imitate
the life of Jesus, but by talking of Him, by dwelling upon His perfections,
by seeking to refine the taste and elevate the character, by trying, through
faith and love, and by earnest, persevering effort, to approach the perfect
Pattern. By having a knowledge of Christ,—His words, His habits, and
His lessons of instructions,—we borrow the virtues of the character we
have so closely studied, and become imbued with the spirit we have so
much admired. Jesus becomes to us “the chiefest among ten thousand,”
the One “altogether lovely.
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Letter 134, 1903
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The Ministry of Healing, 457
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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 35
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The Review and Herald, March 15, 1887
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