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Your Business Is God’s Business, September 29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;
he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 22:29
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By the true follower of Christ every business transaction will be regarded
as a part of his religion, just as prayer is a part of his religion. The study of
the Scriptures will be considered a part of his religion, for by this he learns
his orders. In the light of the Scriptures man regards himself as God’s servant,
employed to do His will. Sometimes he finds these orders opposed to that
which he would choose, were the decision left to him, but he does not find
fault with his work because of this. And as he seeks to carry out the will of
the Master, angels of God are with him, to be his defense against the wiles
of Satan. The word of God is to be our daily teacher. This is the only true
source of comfort in all our trials, the only true source of encouragement and
instruction in our labors.
The Christian is to stand as a representative of the principles of heaven.
He is bound by sacred obligations to represent the truth in its virtue and
loveliness. Gentleness and kindness and strict truthfulness should mark his
words and actions. Consecrated to God, set apart to His service, he will
always honor his religious faith. No thread of selfishness is to be woven into
the character. We are to educate ourselves to reveal the Spirit of God in all
our lifework. The Spirit of God will never lead the steps of God’s children
astray. Through the power that the Holy Spirit imparts, we may weed out
from our lives every questionable thing. If we will come out of the darkness
with which a lack of faith enshrouds the soul, and place ourselves where the
clear shining of the light of God’s word can fall fully upon us, we shall be led
step by step in the path that leads to holiness....
It is our privilege, by an earnest study of the Word, to learn wherein we
are not revealing the principles of that Word in our daily lives. And as the
mirror reveals to us our defects, we are to seek by earnest prayer and faith
to put them away, and come up to the standard that is given us. As we strive
to meet the perfection that God desires for us, insensibly to us the image of
God will be revealed in words and works and spirit. The human will become
molded to the divine.—
Letter 300, September 29, 1907
, to Elder O. A. Olsen,
president of the Australasian Union Conference.
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