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Wondrous Things in God’s Law, March 19
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of
thy law.
Psalm 119:18
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Jesus Christ is the glory of the law. The bright beams of the Sun of
Righteousness are to be reflected from His messengers upon the minds
of sinners, in order that they may be led to say, with one of old, “Open
thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”
Many ... do not discern the wondrous things that are to be seen in God’s
law. They have not beheld that which was revealed to Moses when he
prayed, “I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.”
Exodus 33:18
. To Moses
was revealed God’s character.
In the law every specification is the character of the infinite God.
Heaven’s law is always merciful, kind, tender, helpful, uplifting to
others.
The downtrodden law of God is to be exalted before the people; as
soon as they turn with earnestness and reverence to the Holy Scriptures,
light from heaven will reveal to them wondrous things out of God’s
law.... Truths which have proved an overmatch for giant intellects are
understood by babes in Christ.
The law of ten commandments is not to be looked upon as much
from the prohibitory side as from the mercy side. Its prohibitions are
the sure guarantee of happiness in obedience....
We are not to regard God as waiting to punish the sinner for his sin.
The sinner brings punishment upon himself. His own actions start a train
of circumstances that bring the sure result. Every act of transgression
reacts upon the sinner, works in him a change of character, and makes it
more easy for him to transgress again. By choosing to sin, men separate
themselves from God, cut themselves off from the channel of blessing,
and the sure result is ruin and death.
By obedience to this law the intellect is strengthened, and the con-
science is enlightened and made sensitive. The youth need to gain a
clear understanding of God’s law.
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