Basic HTML Version
To be a Strength to All Nations, February 7
Thy God hath commanded thy strength; strengthen, O God, that
which thou hast wrought for us.
Psalm 68:28
.
His [God’s] laws were not alone for the Jewish nation. The moral law
was given before the people called Jews were in existence. The law of ten
commandments was of universal obligation. The sacrificial ordinances
were devised to represent the one great Sacrifice, the Lamb of God, that
was to take away the sin of the world, and in behalf of the transgressor
meet the requirements of divine justice.
The Lord would not have His people exclusive. Christ’s delegated
messengers are to proclaim the gospel of His grace to all nations, tongues,
and people. We are to make it known that the Great Advocate is giving
audience to the whole world. The Jewish church was called to be God’s
representative to an apostate world, and in order to fulfill this mission the
Jewish people were to maintain their own existence as a nation distinct
from all the idolatrous nations upon the earth. They were to stand in the
world maintaining their peculiar and holy character. They could maintain
their own spirituality by doing that which Adam and Eve failed to do,—
by rendering obedience to all the commandments of God, and in their
characters representing God’s mercy, goodness, compassion, and love.
Thus in excellence of character they could stand above every other nation;
for through a pure and obedient people the Lord would manifest His rich
blessings. Thus the principles of the laws governing His kingdom were to
be exalted throughout the world. Just as surely as they responded to the
mercy, the light, the grace given, they would become the light of the world.
They would be constantly directing attention to God, as a wise, faultless,
Supreme Ruler, and the praise of God would be in all the earth.... The
Lord is our God, and He has the same purpose in regard to His believing,
loyal people today
[45]
22
Letter 26, 1894
.
44