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Looking for a Daily Victory, December 10
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the
prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the
mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a
corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
1 Corinthians 9:24, 25
.
How many years have we been in the Lord’s garden? And what profit
have we brought to the Master? How are we meeting the inspecting eye of
God? Are we increasing in reverence, love, humility, confidence in God? Do
we cherish gratitude for all His mercies? Are we seeking to bless those around
us? Do we manifest the spirit of Jesus in our families? Are we teaching His
Word to our children, and making known to them the wonderful works of
God? The Christian must represent Jesus by both being good and doing good.
Then there will be a fragrance about the life, a loveliness of character, which
will reveal the fact that he is a child of God, an heir of heaven.
Brethren, be no longer slothful servants. Every soul must battle against
inclination. Christ came not to save men in their sins, but from their sins.
He has made it possible for us to possess a holy character; do not, then, be
content with defects and deformities. But while we are to seek earnestly for
perfection of character, we must remember that sanctification is not the work
of a moment, but of a lifetime. Said Paul, “I die daily” (
1 Corinthians 15:31
).
Day by day the work of overcoming must go forward. Every day we are to
resist temptation, and gain the victory over selfishness in all its forms.
Day by day we should cherish love and humility, and cultivate in ourselves
all those excellencies of character which will please God and fit us for the
blessed society of heaven. To all who are seeking to accomplish this work, the
promise is very precious, “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in
white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father, and before his angels” (
Revelation 3:5
).—
Historical Sketches, 181
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