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Investigative Judgment
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his bruised body; and he declares to all who would follow him, “My
grace is sufficient for thee.” “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
11:29, 30
.] Let none, then, regard their defects as incurable. God
will give faith and grace to overcome them.
All who would have their names retained in the book of life,
should now, in the few remaining days of their probation, afflict
their souls before God by sorrow for sin, and true repentance. There
must be deep, faithful searching of heart. The light, frivolous spirit
indulged by the majority of professed Christians must be put away.
There is earnest warfare before all who would subdue the evil ten-
dencies that strive for the mastery.
Solemn are the scenes connected with the closing work of the
atonement. Momentous are the interests therein involved. The
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Judgment is now passing in the sanctuary above. Forty years has
this work been in progress. Soon—none know how soon—it will
pass to the cases of the living. In the awful presence of God our lives
are to come up in review. At this time above all others it behooves
every soul to heed the Saviour’s admonition, “Watch and pray, for
ye know not when the time is.” “Watch ye therefore, ... lest coming
suddenly he find you sleeping.” [
Mark 13:33, 35, 36
.]
“If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief;
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.” [
Reve-
lation 3:3
.] How perilous is the condition of those, who, growing
weary of their watch, turn to the attractions of the world. While
the man of business is absorbed in the pursuit of gain, while the
pleasure-lover is seeking indulgence, while the daughter of fashion
is arranging her adornments,—it may be in that hour the Judge of
all the earth will pronounce the sentence, “Thou art weighed in the
balances, and art found wanting.”
Every soul that has named the name of Christ has a case pending
at the heavenly tribunal. It is court week with us, and the decision
passed upon each case will be final.
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