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No Middle Ground in God’s Service, October 26
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth abroad.
Matthew 12:30
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My fellow Christians, we are far from reaching the divine standard.
Our works do not correspond with our privileges and opportunities....
In the service of God there is no middle ground.... Let none expect
to make a compromise with the world, and yet enjoy the blessing of the
Lord. Let God’s people come out from this world, and be separate. Let us
seek more earnestly to know and do the will of our Father in heaven. Let
the light of truth which has shone upon us be so received that its bright
rays may go forth from us to the world. Let unbelievers see that the faith
we hold makes us better men and better women; that it is a living reality,
sanctifying the character, transforming the life.... Let our conversation be
upon heavenly things. Let us surround ourselves with an atmosphere of
Christian cheerfulness. Let us show that our religion can stand the test of
trial. Let us by our kindness, forbearance, and love prove to the world the
power of our faith.
Many who set out well in the Christian life are losing spiritual strength,
and placing themselves in the enemy’s power, by their indulgence in vain
and trifling conversation. They cannot look up to God with holy confidence
to ask for needed strength. By their irreligious course they bar the way of
souls that might have come to Christ. Let these careless triflers remember
that every word and act is photographed in the books of heaven. No human
hand can erase one disgraceful blot....
As we are daily brought in contact with those who have not a knowl-
edge of Christ and the truth, shall we talk only of our farms, our mer-
chandise, our gains and losses; or shall we speak of those things which
concern our future life? Shall we seek to win souls to Jesus? Oh, what
shameful neglect of duty stands registered against the professed followers
of Christ! Let us earnestly examine ourselves by the light of God’s Word,
seeking to discover every defect of character, that we may wash our robes
and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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