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Living Stones, Aglow with Wondrous Light, September 16
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but
chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
house ... acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4, 5
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When the sacred work of God shall be purified from all the rubbish which
has been accumulating for years, the name of God will be glorified in your midst.
When the Holy Spirit controls human agents, there will be none of the underhand
business which has been practiced. Honesty, truthfulness, and a willingness that
all should understand the methods of working will be seen. The characters of the
workers will be built up with pure, solid timbers. Straightforwardness in deal will
be seen in all God’s commandment-keeping people. Every thread of the web will
be originated by the Lord, and each worker will draw his thread into the web to
help compose the pattern. The pattern will come from the great loom perfect in its
design.
Three thousand years ago, David asked the question, “Wherewithal shall a
young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” Souls
already impure need to be cleansed, purified, and sanctified. Then the testimony
can be borne, “God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath
shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ.”
In this world we are to shine in good works. The Lord requires His people
who handle sacred things to be alone with God, to reflect the principles of heaven
in every business transaction, to reflect the light of God’s character, God’s love, as
Christ reflected it. [As we look] unto Jesus, all our lives will be aglow with that
wondrous light. Every part of us is to be light; then whichever way we turn, light
will be reflected from us to others....
The fruit of the Spirit—what is it? Gloom, and sadness, and mourning, and
tears? No, no; the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. These graces will be seen in every stone
that helps to compose the temple of God. All the stones are not of the same
dimension or shape, but every stone has its place in the temple.
In the temple there is not one misshapen stone. Each is perfect, and in the
diversity there is unity, making a complete whole. One thing is sure, every stone is
a living stone, a stone that emits light. Now is the time for the stones taken from the
quarry of the world to be brought into the workshop of God, and hewed, squared,
and polished, that they may shine.—
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