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Bear a Living Testimony: Daily Devotional
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Bear a Living Testimony
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the
world. John 17:18.
Because of the increasing power of Satan's temptations, the times in which
we live are full of peril for the children of God, and we need to learn
constantly of the Great Teacher, that we may take every step in surety and
righteousness. Wonderful scenes are opening before us; and at this time a
living testimony is to be borne in the lives of God's professed people, so
that the world may see that in this age, when evil reigns on every side,
there is yet a people who are laying aside their will and are seeking to do
God's will--a people in whose hearts and lives God's law is written.
God expects those who bear the name of Christ to represent Him. Their
thoughts are to be pure, their words noble and uplifting. The religion of
Christ is to be interwoven with all that they do and say. They are to be a
sanctified, purified, holy people, communicating light to all with whom they
come in contact. It is His purpose that by exemplifying the truth in their
lives they shall be a praise in the earth. The grace of Christ is sufficient
to bring this about. But let God's people remember that only as they believe
and work out the principles of the gospel can they fulfill His purpose. Only
as they yield their God-given capabilities to His service will they enjoy
the fullness and the power of the promise whereon the church has been called
to stand. . . .
The followers of Christ are to be separate from the world in principles and
interests; but they are not to isolate themselves from the world. The
Saviour mingled constantly with men, not to encourage them in anything that
was not in accordance with God's will, but to uplift and ennoble them. . . .
So the Christian is to abide among men, that the savor of divine love may be
as salt to preserve the world from corruption.
Daily beset by temptation, constantly opposed by the leaders of the people,
Christ knew that He must strengthen His humanity by prayer. In order to be a
blessing to men, He must commune with God, pleading for energy,
perseverance, and steadfastness. . . . Without this daily communion with
God, no human being can gain power for service. Christ alone can direct the
thoughts aright. He alone can give noble aspirations and fashion the
character after the divine similitude. If we draw near to Him in earnest
prayer, He will fill our hearts with high and holy purposes, and with deep
longings for purity and righteousness. . . .
God desires His people to show by their lives the advantage of Christianity
over worldliness; to show that they are working on a high, holy plane. . . .
He longs to make them channels through which He can pour His boundless love
and mercy (Counsels to Parents and Teachers, pp. 322-324).
>From Lift Him Up - Page 189
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