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Truth a Divine Sentinel, July 13
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in
purity.
1 Timothy 4:12
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I appeal to the youth. Consider your ways....
No youth can withstand the temptations of Satan if the truth, with its
purifying, uplifting power, is not abiding in the heart. Truth has a correcting
influence upon the life. It is a divine sentinel, keeping watch in your souls
and rousing to action against Satan’s assaults. Under the divine influence
of truth the mind will be strengthened, the intellect invigorated, and there
will be a growing up in the knowledge of the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom He has sent. Do not tarnish the truth by indulging in habits
and practices that are inconsistent with its holy character, but hold it as a
treasure of highest value....
The Lord desires you to understand the position you occupy as sons
and daughters of the Most High, children of the Heavenly King. He desires
you to live in close connection with Him.... Determine that you will be
on the Lord’s side. If you will stand under the blood-stained banner of
Prince Emmanuel, faithfully doing His service, you need never yield to
temptation, for One stands by your side who is able to keep you from
falling. Every youth is granted a probation in which to form a character for
the future, immortal life. Precious, golden moments these will be to you if
you improve them according to the light God is permitting to shine upon
you from His throne....
Will the youth turn their faces heavenward? Will they open the cham-
bers of the mind to the Sun of Righteousness? Will they throw open the
door of the heart and welcome Jesus in? What beauty of character shone
forth in the daily life of Christ! He is to be our pattern. There is a great
work to be done in fashioning the character after the divine similitude. The
grace of Christ must mold the entire being, and its triumph will not be
complete until the heavenly universe shall witness habitual tenderness of
feeling, Christlike love, and holy deeds in the deportment of the children
of God
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The Youth’s Instructor, August 3, 1899.
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