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Bread for the Hungry, April 10
Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35
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Many are starved and strengthless because, instead of eating of the
Bread which came down from heaven, they fill their minds with things of
minor importance. But if the sinner will partake of the Bread of Life, he
will, regenerated and restored, become a living soul. The Bread sent down
from heaven will infuse new life into his weakened energies. The Holy
Spirit will take of the things of God and show them to him, and if he will
receive them his character will be cleansed from all selfishness, and refined
and purified for heaven.
To the careless, the indifferent, the unconcerned, those standing on
the precipice of ruin, Christ says: Open the door of your heart; give Me
entrance, and I will make you a child of God. I will transform your weak,
sinful nature into the divine image, giving it beauty and perfection....
Not only does Christ give us the Bread of Life, but the Water of Life,
which He gives, is as a well of water, springing up into everlasting life. It
possesses life-giving properties and purifying efficacy for it proceeds from
the throne of God.
Those who will permit God to work in them will grow up unto the full
stature of men and women in Christ Jesus. Every power of the mind and
body will be used in the service of God.... He has wonderful blessings to
give to those who will receive Him. He is mighty in strength and wonderful
in counsel. By the ministration of the Holy Spirit, He seeks to impress His
image upon our characters. If we will feed upon Him we shall become
new creatures in Christ Jesus. The virtues of a true Christian character,
the excellences that are revealed in the character of Christ, will be seen
in the life born of the Spirit. Man, with his human nature, will become a
partaker of divinity. The power of Christ will work to sanctify every part
of the being, diffusing life, activity, and soundness through the whole, and
developing spiritual efficiency
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The Youth’s Instructor, November 11, 1897
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