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Prepare Now for Immortal Life, April 6
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you
the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened.
Ephesians 1:17, 18
, NKJV.
The best way to prevent the growth of evil is to preoccupy the soil. The greatest
care and watchfulness is needed in cultivating the mind and sowing therein the
precious seeds of Bible truth. The Lord, in His great mercy, has revealed to us in
the Scriptures the rules of holy living. He tells us the sins to shun; He explains to us
the plan of salvation, and points out the way to heaven. He has inspired holy men to
record, for our benefit, instruction concerning the dangers that beset our path, and
how to escape them. Those who obey His injunction to search the Scriptures will
not be ignorant of these things. Amid the perils of the last days, members of the
church should understand the reasons of their hope and faith—reasons which are
not difficult of comprehension. There is enough to occupy the mind, if we would
grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ....
If the Bible were studied as it should be, we would become strong in intellect.
The subjects treated upon in the Word of God, the dignified simplicity of its
utterance, the noble themes which it presents to the mind, develop faculties in us
which cannot otherwise be developed....
God would have us avail ourselves of every means of cultivating and strength-
ening our intellectual powers. We were created for a higher, nobler existence than
the life that now is. This time is one of preparation for the future, immortal life.
Where can be found grander themes for contemplation, a more interesting subject
for thought, than the sublime truths unfolded in the Bible? These truths will do a
mighty work for us, if we will but follow what they teach....
If the Bible were read more, if its truths were better understood, we should
be a far more enlightened and intelligent people. Energy is imparted to the soul
by searching its pages. Angels from the world of light stand by the side of the
earnest seeker after truth, to impress and illuminate the mind. All who are dark
of understanding may find light through an acquaintance with the Scriptures.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 125, 126
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