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Christ’s Blessings Universal, April 2
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into
the world.
John 1:9
.
The grace of Christ is not confined to a few. The message of mercy
and forgiveness brought from heaven by Christ was to be heard by all. Our
Saviour says, “I am the light of the world.” (
John 8:12
). His blessings are
universal, reaching to all nations, kindreds, tongues, and peoples. Christ
came to break down every wall of partition ... that every soul, whether Jew
or Gentile, might be a free worshiper and have access to God....
Through varied channels the heavenly messengers are in active com-
munication with every part of the world, and when man calls upon the
Lord with a true and earnest heart, God is represented as bending from His
throne above. He listens to every yearning cry, and answers, “Here am I.”
He raises up the distressed and oppressed. He bestows His blessings on
the evil as well as on the good.
In every precept that Christ taught, He was expounding His own life.
God’s holy law was magnified in this living representative. He was the re-
vealer of the infinite mind. He uttered no uncertain sentiments or opinions,
but pure and holy truth.... He invites men to take a close view of God in
Himself, in the infinite love therein expressed
To know God is the most wonderful knowledge that men can have.
There is much wisdom with worldly men, but with all their wisdom they
behold not the beauty and majesty, the justice and wisdom, the goodness
and holiness, of the Creator of all worlds. The Lord walks among men by
His providences, but His stately steppings are not heard, His presence is
not discerned, His hand is not recognized. The work of Christ’s disciples is
to shine as lights, making manifest to the world the character of God. They
are to catch the increasing rays of light from the Word of God and reflect
them to men enshrouded in the darkness of misapprehension of God. The
servants of Christ must rightly represent the character of God and Christ to
men
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2
The Youth’s Instructor, July 29, 1897
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3
The Review and Herald, March 5, 18891
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