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do evil, and the earth was corrupted under the inhabitants thereof. Had
they connected themselves with the One who is infinite in wisdom,
they could have done marvelous things with their God-given ability
and talents. But, turning from God, they chose to follow Satan’s lead,
as many today are doing; and the Lord swept them from the earth,
with all their boasted knowledge.
Humanity may be exalted by the world for what it has done. But
man can lower himself very fast in God’s sight by misapplying and
misappropriating his entrusted talents, which, if rightly used, would
elevate him. While the Lord is long-suffering and not willing that any
shall perish, He will by no means clear the guilty. Let all take heed to
the words of the Lord. “Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine
offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest
thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the
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offerings of Israel my people? Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith,
I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk
before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them
that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly
esteemed” (
1 Samuel 2:29-30
).
God honors those who obey Him. “The Lord rewarded me ac-
cording to my righteousness,” said David; “according to the cleanness
of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of
the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his
judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from
me” (
Psalm 18:20-22
).
How to Obtain Everlasting Life
Only the believer in Christ can receive life everlasting. Only by
continually feeding on Christ’s flesh and blood can we have the as-
surance that we are partakers of the divine nature. No one should be
indifferent on this subject, saying, If we are honest, it is no matter
what we believe. You cannot with safety surrender any seed of vital
truth in order to please yourself or anybody else. Do not seek to avoid
the cross. If we receive no light from the Sun of Righteousness, we
have no connection with the Source of all light; and if this life and
light do not abide in us, we can never be saved.