Manifest Working of the Holy Spirit at Battle Creek College
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Would it not be well for us to observe holidays unto God, when we
could revive in our minds the memory of his dealing with us? Would it
not be well to consider his past blessings, to remember the impressive
warnings that have come home to our souls, so that we shall not forget
God? The world has many holidays, and men become engrossed with
games, with horse-races, with gambling, smoking, and drunkenness.
They show plainly under what banner they are standing. They make it
evident that they do not stand under the banner of the Prince of Life,
but that the prince of darkness rules and controls them. Shall not the
people of God more frequently have holy convocations in which to
thank God for his rich blessings? Shall we not find time in which
to praise Christ for his rest, peace, and joy, and make manifest by
daily thanksgiving that we appreciate the great sacrifice made in our
behalf, that we may be partakers of the divine nature? Shall we not
speak of the prospective rest in the paradise of God, and tell of the
honor and glory in store for the servants of Jehovah? “My people shall
dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet
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resting-places.” We are homeward-bound, seeking a better country,
even a heavenly.
The world is full of excitement. Men act as though they had gone
mad, over low, cheap, unsatisfying things. How excited have I seen
them over the result of a cricket match! I have seen the streets in
Sydney densely crowded for blocks, and on inquiring what was the
occasion of the excitement, was told that it was because some expert
player of cricket had won the game. I felt disgusted. Why are not the
chosen of God more enthusiastic? They are striving for an immortal
crown, striving for a home where there will be no need of light of
the sun or moon, or of lighted candle; for the Lord God giveth them
light, and they shall reign forever and ever. They will have a life that
measures with the life of God; but the candle of the wicked shall be
put out in ignominious darkness, and then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Why should we not expect the Holy Watcher to come into our
schools? Our youth are there to receive an education so that they may
do all in their power to acquire a knowledge of the most high God,
and to make him known as the only true God. They are there to learn
how to present Christ as a sin-pardoning Saviour. They are there to
gather up precious rays of light, in order that they may diffuse light