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Elevate the Standard
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apply this to themselves. You are blessed with an understanding of
the Scriptures, but is your eye single to the glory of God? Are you
earnest and devoted, serving God with purity and in the beauty of
holiness? Ask sincerely, Am I a child of God, or am I not?
“Ye are the light of the world.” What an impression was produced
upon Darius by the conduct of Daniel! Daniel lived a pure and holy
life. God was first with him. Whenever real Christianity reigns in the
heart, it will be revealed in the character. All will take knowledge of
such, that they have been with Jesus. The undivided affections must
be given to God.
A Thorough Reformation Needed
We need a thorough reformation in all our churches. The con-
verting power of God must come into the church. Seek the Lord
most earnestly, put away your sins, and tarry in Jerusalem till ye be
endowed with power from on high. Let God set you apart to the
work. Purify your souls by
obeying
the truth. Faith without works
is dead. Put not off the day of preparation. Slumber not in a state
of unpreparedness, having no oil in your vessels with your lamps.
Let none leave their safety for eternity to hang upon a peradventure.
Let not the question remain in perilous uncertainty. Ask yourselves
earnestly, Am I among the saved, or the unsaved? Shall I stand, or
shall I not stand? He only that hath clean hands and a pure heart
shall stand in that day.
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“Be Ye Clean”
[From the tract
The sin of licentiousness
.]
I call upon ministers who have been handling the word of God,
“Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.” I ask the people who
have listened to the truths from the pulpit, What are your feelings
in anticipation of that great day? In that day you have each an
individual, personal interest. Be assured, God will not be mocked
with pretensions. Have you the wedding garment on?
We hear now of earthquakes in divers places, of fires, of tempests,
of disasters by sea and land, of pestilence, of famine. What weight
do these signs have upon you? This is only the beginning of what