The Sabbath is the sign of a relationship between God and His people, serving as “a test of their loyalty to Him.” Signs of the Times, May 3, 1886 This seal is to be given to those only who make the necessary preparation. In His mercy, God has commissioned four angels to hold the winds …
True Success: Success is not the result of chance or of destiny; it is the outworking of God’s own providence, the reward of faith and discretion, or virtue and persevering effort. The Lord desires us to use every gift we have: and it we do this. we shall have greater gifts to use. He does …
Our plans are not always God’s plans. He may see that it is best for us and for His cause to refuse our very best intentions, as He did in the case of David. But of one thing we may be assured, He will bless and use in the advancement of His cause those who …
The mother is queen of her household. She has in her power the molding of her children’s characters, that they may be fitted for the higher, immortal life. The mother’s work is given her of God, to bring up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. The love and fear of God …
“The world will be convinced, not by what the pulpit teaches, but by what the church lives. The minister in the desk announces the theory of the gospel; the practical piety of the church demonstrates its power.”— Testimonies for the Church, 7:16 “The work of God in this earth can never be finished until the men …
God has given us His Word as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Its teachings have a vital bearing on our prosperity in all the relations of life. Even in our temporal affairs, it will be a wiser guide than any other counselor. Its divine instruction is the only way …
“It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones. As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us, our confidence in Him will be more …
It is our privilege to reach higher and still higher, for clearer revealings of the character of God…. It is sin that darkens our minds and dims our perceptions. As sin is purged from our hearts, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, illuminating His Word, …
The government of God is not, as Satan would make it appear, founded upon a blind submission, an unreasoning control. It appeals to the intellect and the conscience. “Come now, and let us reason together” is the Creator’s invitation to the beings He has made. Isaiah 1:18. God does not force the will of His creatures. He cannot accept an homage that is …
We are to watch. Christ said, Watch unto prayer. He does not deceive any of us. He takes us to an eminence, shows us the confederacy of evil and the strength of the powers of darkness that are arrayed against all who would have faith in Jesus Christ, and tells us to count the cost; …
