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Prayers Enlist the Help of Angels, January 20
For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who
sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
Galatians 6:8
, NKJV.
Young men and women, you are accountable to God for the light that He has
given you. This light and these warnings, if not heeded, will rise up in the judgment
against you. Your dangers have been plainly stated; you have been cautioned and
guarded on every side, hedged in with warnings. In the house of God you have
listened to the most solemn, heart-searching truths presented by the servants of God
in demonstration of the Spirit. What weight do these solemn appeals have upon
your hearts? What influence do they have upon your characters? You will be held
responsible for every one of these appeals and warnings. They will rise up in the
judgment to condemn those who pursue a life of vanity, levity, and pride....
After this light has been given, after your dangers have been plainly presented
before you, the responsibility becomes yours. The manner in which you treat the
light that God gives you will turn the scale for happiness or woe. You are shaping
your destinies for yourselves. You all have an influence for good or for evil on the
minds and characters of others. And just the influence which you exert is written in
the book of records in heaven. An angel is attending you and taking record of your
words and actions. When you rise in the morning, do you feel your helplessness and
your need of strength from God? And do you humbly, heartily make known your
wants to your heavenly Father? If so, angels mark your prayers, and if these prayers
have not gone forth out of feigned lips, when you are in danger of unconsciously
doing wrong and exerting an influence which will lead others to do wrong, your
guardian angel will be by your side, prompting you to a better course, choosing
your words for you, and influencing your actions....
Immortal glory and eternal life is the reward that our Redeemer offers to those
who will be obedient to Him. He has made it possible for them to perfect Christian
character through His name and to overcome on their own account as He overcame
in their behalf. He has given them an example in His own life, showing them how
they may overcome. “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.”—
Testimonies for the Church 3:363-365
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