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Charmed with Christ’s Love, November 30
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:1, 2
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When we are tempted to place our affections on any earthly object
that has a tendency to absorb our love, we must seek grace to turn from
it, and not allow it to come between us and our God. We want to keep
before the mind’s eye the mansions which Jesus has gone to prepare for
us. We must not allow our houses and lands, our business transactions and
worldly enterprises to come between us and our God. We should keep
before us the rich promises that He has left on record.
We should study the great waymarks that point out the times in which
we are living.... We should now pray most earnestly that we may be
prepared for the struggles of the great day of God’s preparation. We
should rejoice in the prospect of soon being with Jesus in the mansions
He has gone to prepare for us.... Jesus can supply your every need.... As
you behold Him you will be charmed with the riches of the glory of His
divine love. The idolatrous love of things that are seen will be superseded
by a higher and better love for things that are imperishable and precious.
You may contemplate eternal riches until your affections are bound to
things above, and you may be an instrument in directing others to set their
affections on heavenly treasures....
Those who rightly value money are those who see its availability in
bringing the truth before those who have never heard it, and by this means
rescuing them from the power of the enemy. If one soul accepts the truth,
his love for earthly things is dislodged. He sees the surpassing glory
of heavenly things, appreciates the excellency of that which relates to
everlasting life. He is charmed with the unseen and eternal. His grasp
loosens from earthly things. He fastens his eye with admiration upon
the invincible glories of the other world. He realizes that his trials are
working out for him a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
and in comparison to the riches that are his to enjoy he counts them light
afflictions which are but for a moment.
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