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An Aroused Conscience, June 4
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the
knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
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Corinthians 15:34
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A decided advancement in spirituality, piety, charity, and activity,
has been made ... in the-----church. Discourses were preached on the
sin of robbing God in tithes and offerings....
Many confessed that they had not paid tithes for years; and we know
that God cannot bless those who are robbing Him, and that the church
must suffer in consequence of the sin of its individual members....
One brother said that for two years he had not paid his tithes, and
he was in despair; but as he confessed his sin, he began to gather hope.
“What shall I do?” he asked.
I said, “Give your note to the treasurer of the church; that will be
businesslike.”
He thought that was a rather strange request; but he sat down, and
began to write, “For value received, I promise to pay—” He looked up,
as if to say, Is that the proper form in which to write out a note to the
Lord?
“Yes,” he continued, “for value received. Have I not been receiving
the blessings of God day after day? Have not the angels guarded me?
Has not the Lord blessed me with all spiritual and temporal blessings?
For value received, I promise to pay the sum of $571.50 to the church
treasurer.” After doing all he could do on his part, he was a happy man.
In a few days he took up his note, and paid his tithe into the treasury.
He had also made a Christmas donation of $125.
Another brother gave a note for $1,000, expecting to meet it in a few
weeks; and another gave a note for $300....
If you have robbed the Lord, make restitution. As far as possible,
make the past right, and then ask the Saviour to pardon you. Will you
not return to the Lord His own, before this year, with its burden of
record, has passed into eternity?
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