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The Test of Our Actions, October 11
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be
established.
Proverbs 16:3
.
Let us feel thankful that we have the privilege of committing our works
to God. We are to remember that we are not pieces of inanimate mechanism,
but intelligent beings, able to choose the right and refuse the wrong, with a
clear conscience and a pure purpose. We are to aim at consistency in all
our works.
We are to commit our way to the Lord, testing it by His searching
laws. “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass” (
Psalm 37:5
). We cannot commit our way to God if we
are working out deeds of injustice. “If I regard iniquity in my heart,” the
psalmist declares, “the Lord will not hear me” (
Psalm 66:18
). When we
commit our way to the Lord we are to search the heart through and through,
casting out all evil, that Christ may fill it with His righteousness. We are to
seek the Lord in prayer, putting at the beginning of our petitions repentance
for sin....
God’s law is the test of our actions. His eye sees every act, searches
every chamber of the mind, detecting all lurking self-deception and all
hypocrisy. All things are naked and open to the sight of Him with whom
we have to do. But He will receive all who come to Him with contrite
hearts and a true purpose to forsake every wrong....
In all our business transactions, in every word and deed, we are to
maintain a pure purpose and a clear conscience. We are to commit our
works to God and then leave them in His hands. Our work is to be done in
the strictest integrity. Nothing is to be cherished that we cannot carry into
the heavenly courts. As we labor let us ask God’s help, realizing that this is
the only thing that can keep our work free from selfishness.... Look upward
with intense sincerity, for you need constant draughts of the refreshing
air of heaven. We need to live in constant communion with our heavenly
Father.... Perform your duties as if in the sight of a holy God
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