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The Sun of Righteousness Purifies the Soul, October 12
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us
from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of
his dear Son.
Colossians 1:12, 13
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It is the privilege of every earnest seeker for truth and righteousness to
rely upon the sure promises of God. The Lord Jesus makes manifest the fact
that the treasures of divine grace are placed entirely at our disposal, in order
that we may become channels of light. We cannot receive the riches of the
grace of Christ without desiring to impart them to others. When we have the
love of Christ in our hearts, we shall feel that it is our duty and privilege to
communicate it. The sun shining in the heavens, pours its bright beams into
all the highways and byways of life. It has sufficient light for thousands of
worlds like ours. And so it is with the Sun of righteousness; His bright beams
of healing and gladness are amply sufficient to save our little world, and are
efficacious in establishing security in every world that has been created....
Those who realize their need of repentance toward God, and faith toward
our Lord Jesus Christ, will have contrition of soul, will repent for their re-
sistance of the Spirit of the Lord. They will confess their sin in refusing
the light that heaven has so graciously sent them, and they will forsake the
sin that grieved and insulted the Spirit of the Lord. They will humble self,
and accept the power and grace of Christ, acknowledging the messages of
warning, reproof, and encouragement. Then their faith in the work of God
will be made manifest, and they will rely upon the atoning sacrifice. They will
make a personal appropriation of Christ’s abundant grace and righteousness,
and He will become to them a present Saviour; for they will realize their
need of Him, and with complete trust will rest in Him. They will drink of the
water of life from the divine, inexhaustible Fountain. In a new and blessed
experience, they will cast themselves upon Christ, and become partakers of
the divine nature.—
The Review and Herald, August 26, 1890
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