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Life’s Best Things, March 20
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly.
John 10:10
.
Every moment of our life is intensely real. Life is no play; it is charged
with awful importance, fraught with eternal responsibilities. When we look
upon life from this point of view, we realize our need of divine help. The
conviction will be forced upon us that a life without Christ will be a life
of utter failure, but if Jesus abides with us, we shall live for a purpose.
We shall then realize that without the power of God’s grace and Spirit we
cannot reach the high standard He has placed before us. There is a divine
excellence of character to which we are to attain, and in striving to meet the
standard of heaven, divine incentives will urge us on, the mind will become
balanced, and the restlessness of the soul will be banished in repose in
Christ.
How often do we come in contact with people who are never happy.
They fail of enjoying the contentment and peace that Jesus can give. They
profess to be Christians but they do not comply with the conditions upon
which the promise of God is fulfilled. Jesus has said, “Come unto me....
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light” (
Matthew 11:28-30
). The reason why many are in a state of unrest
is that they are not learning in the school of the Master. The submissive,
self-sacrificing child of God understands by experience what it is to have
the peace of Christ
Life’s best things—simplicity, honesty, truthfulness, purity, unsullied
integrity—are not to be bought or sold. They are free to the illiterate as to
the educated, to the white man as to the black man, to the poor man as to
the king upon his throne....
In the field of life we are all sowing seeds. As we sow, so shall we
reap. Those who sow self-love, bitterness, jealousy, will reap a like harvest.
Those who sow unselfish love, kindness, tender thoughtfulness for the
feelings of others, will reap a precious harvest
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The Review and Herald, September 22, 1891
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Letter 109, 1901
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