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Saviour every promise that God has made will be fulfilled, and every
man will be rewarded according to his deeds.
The precious rewards of the future will be proportioned to the
work of faith and labor of love in the present life. “He which soweth
sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.” We should be most grateful that now in
probationary time through the infinite mercy of God we are permitted
to sow the seed for our future harvest. We should carefully consider
what the harvest will be. Whether the crown of our eternal rejoicing
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shall be bright or dim depends upon our own course of action. We
may make our calling and election sure, and may come into possession
of the rich inheritance, or we may defraud ourselves of the far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory.—
The Review and Herald, June
27, 1893
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To Meet Those Saved by Our Efforts—When the redeemed
stand before God precious souls will respond to their names who
are there because of the faithful, patient efforts put forth in their behalf,
the entreaties and earnest persuasions to flee to the Stronghold. Thus
those who in this world have been laborers together with God will
receive their reward.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:196, 197
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The redeemed will meet and recognize those whose attention they
have directed to the uplifted Saviour. What blessed converse they have
with these souls! “I was a sinner,” it will be said, “without God and
without hope in the world, and you came to me, and drew my attention
to the precious Saviour as my only hope.” ...
Others will express their gratitude to those who fed the hungry and
clothed the naked. “When despair bound my soul in unbelief, the Lord
sent you to me,” they say, “to speak words of hope and comfort. You
brought me food for my physical necessities, and you opened to me
the Word of God, awakening me to my spiritual needs. You treated me
as a brother. You sympathized with me in my sorrows and restored my
bruised and wounded soul so that I could grasp the hand of Christ that
was reached out to save me. In my ignorance you taught me patiently
that I had a Father in heaven who cared for me.”—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:311
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“Come, Ye Blessed of My Father.”—When the nations are gath-
ered before Him there will be but two classes, and their eternal destiny
will be determined by what they have done or have neglected to do