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Chapter 17
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“Father,” He says, “I will that they also, whom thou hast given
me, be with me, where I am.” And then the Father declares, “Let all
the angels of God worship him.” The heavenly host prostrate them-
selves before Him, and raise their song of triumph and joy. Glory
encircles the King of heaven, and was beheld by all the heavenly
intelligences. No words can describe the scene which took place as
the Son of God was publicly reinstated in the place of honor and
glory which He voluntarily left when He became a man.
And today Christ, glorified, and yet our brother, is our Advocate
in the courts of heaven (
The Signs of the Times, May 10, 1899
).
6. A Great Honor
—What a glorious commendation—“They
have kept thy word.” To have these words said of us would be a
great honor. But too often self comes in; self strives for the mastery
(
Manuscript 52, 1904
).
17. Self-satisfaction Is Not Sanctification
—“Sanctify them
through thy truth; thy word is truth.” A pleasant, self-satisfied feeling
is not an evidence of sanctification. A faithful record is kept of all
the acts of the children of men. Nothing can be concealed from the
eye of the High and Holy One, who inhabiteth eternity. Some make
Christ ashamed by their course of devising, planning, scheming.
God does not approve of their conduct; for the Lord Jesus is not
honored by their spirit and their works. They forget the words of
the apostle: “We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels,
and to men” (
Manuscript 159, 1903
).
Adam’s Test Brought to All
—The law of God is the one great
standard that will measure every man’s character in the day of God.
The prayer of Christ was, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word
is truth.” Therefore the sanctification of the Spirit of God upon the
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heart, leads men to walk in the way of God’s commandments. The
very test that God brought upon Adam in Eden, will be brought upon
every member of the human family. Obedience to God was required
of Adam, and we stand in the same position that he did to have a
second trial, to see whether we will listen to the voice of Satan and
disobey God, or to the Word of God and obey (
The Review and
Herald, June 10, 1890
).
(
1 Thessalonians 4:3
;
2 Timothy 3:16
.) The Textbook of
Sanctification
—The Bible is the standard by which to test the
claims of all who profess sanctification. Jesus prayed that His disci-