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Rule of Righteousness, March 10
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord
Jesus, ...make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in
you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 13:20, 21
.
When you come together for worship and to seek the Lord, it should be
your one aim to honor Him whose requirements are all equal and just. His
will, declared to you in His word, is to be carried out to the letter. The rule
of righteousness revealed in the lives of His professing people is to make
them conspicuous. We are to live with an eye single to the glory of God, ever
seeking to be Christians in every sense of the word.
These words were spoken by our Instructor: “You are to be under the
control of God. Learn how to harmonize. Love as brethren; be pitiful; be
courteous. God’s commandments are just and equal. All His workers are to
be honored as laborers together with God.
“The varied interests of the work are to be built up with care. From this
time onward responsibilities will rapidly increase. God’s will, the perfect
rule of righteousness, is to be revealed in your work. Commune often every
day with your God, and listen to the voice that says to you, ‘Be still, and
know that I am God’ (
Psalm 46:10
). As your responsibilities increase with
the advancement of the message, temptations will also increase. As the
magnitude of the work presses itself upon the soul, humble your hearts
before God. Act faithfully your part in the work, and stand faithfully in your
individual accountability before God. God is no respecter of persons. He
that doeth righteousness is righteous. A mere profession is of no value, and
knowledge is of worth only as it is used righteously.
“Murmur not; repine not; covet not; quarrel not;” our Instructor continued.
“When you are afflicted, look to the great Physician. You have need to rejoice,
and to humble yourselves before the Lord. By indulging a selfish spirit, men
become narrow and shortsighted; and then they fail to read from cause to
effect. The Word of the Lord is to be your guide in all things. ‘The Lord is in
his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him’” (
Habakkuk 2:20
)....
The Lord now calls upon the men chosen for His work to stand as one man
for the advancement of the cause of Christ.—
Letter 112, March 10, 1907
, to
the directors of the Nashville Sanitarium and the Southern Union Conference.
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