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Hasty Obedience Brings Rich Blessings, February 5
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psalm 119:60
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Obedience to the laws of God develops in man a beautiful character
that is in harmony with all that is pure and holy and undefiled. In the life
of such a man the message of the gospel of Christ is made clear. Accepting
the mercy of Christ and His healing from the power of sin, he is brought
into right relation with God. His life, cleansed from vanity and selfishness,
is filled with the love of God. His daily obedience to the law of God
obtains for him a character that assures him eternal life in the kingdom of
God.
In His earthly life the Saviour gives us an example of the hallowed
lives that may be ours if we will devote our days to doing good to the
souls that need our help. It is our privilege to bring joy to the sorrowful,
light to the darkened, and life to the perishing. The Lord’s message comes
to us, “Why stand ye here all the day idle; work while it is day; for the
night cometh when no man can work.” Every word we speak, every act
we perform, that conduces to the happiness of others, will conduce to our
own happiness, and make our lives like the life of Christ.
Our daily duties are to be cheerfully accepted and cheerfully performed.
Our chief duty is to reveal in words and deportment a life which will make
manifest the attributes of heaven. The Word of life is given to us to study
and practice. Our actions are to be in strict conformity to the laws of
the kingdom of heaven. Then heaven can approve our work; and the
talents we employ in His service will multiply for greater usefulness. The
consecrated life will shine amid the moral darkness of the world, guiding
perishing souls to the truth of the Word....
In His Gift to the world the Lord has revealed how solicitous He is
that we bear in our lives the marks of our heavenly citizenship by letting
every ray of light we have received shine forth in good works to our
fellow-men
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Ellen G. White
Manuscript 49, 1907
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