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bring resistance and authority into subjection to Himself. Wisdom
and strength He could command, but the means He employed with
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which to overcome evil were the wisdom and strength of love. Suffer
nothing to divide your interest from your present work until God
shall see fit to give you another piece of work in the same field.
Seek not for happiness, for it is never to be found by seeking for it.
Go about your duty. Let faithfulness mark all your doings, and be
clothed with humility.
“Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even
so to them.” Blessed results would appear as the fruit of such a
course. “With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again.” Here are strong motives which should constrain us to love
one another with a pure heart, fervently. Christ is our example. He
went about doing good. He lived to bless others. Love beautified and
ennobled all His actions. We are not commanded to do to
ourselves
what we wish others to do unto us; we are to
do unto others
what
we wish them to do to us under like circumstances. The measure
we mete is always measured to us again. Pure love is simple in
its operations, and is distinct from any other principle of action.
The love of influence and the desire for the esteem of others may
produce a well-ordered life and frequently a blameless conversation.
Self-respect may lead us to avoid the appearance of evil. A selfish
heart may perform generous actions, acknowledge the present truth,
and express humility and affection in an outward manner, yet the
motives may be deceptive and impure; the actions that flow from
such a heart may be destitute of the savor of life and the fruits of
true holiness, being destitute of the principles of pure love. Love
should be cherished and cultivated, for its influence is divine.
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