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Take God Into Your Counsel, February 7
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,
being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes
ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:24
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Christ bore our sins in His own body on the tree.... What must sin be,
if no finite being could make atonement? What must its curse be if Deity
alone could exhaust it? The cross of Christ testifies to every man that the
penalty of sin is death.... Oh, must there be some strong bewitching power
which holds the moral senses, steeling them against the impressions of the
Spirit of God? I entreat of you, as Christ’s ambassador, ... to be diligent
in securing the grace of God. You need it every day, that you make no
mistake in your life....
You may feel that you are competent to manage yourself, to lay plans
and execute them in your own judgment. This is unsafe for you or for
any one to do. I speak of the things I know. Take God into your counsel.
Seek Him for guidance. He will not be sought of in vain.... I entreat of
you not to let these precious hours of probation pass without spiritual
advancement. In no case allow your moral powers to become dwarfed....
Heaven with its attractions is before you, an eternal weight of glory,
which you may lose or gain. Which shall it be? Your life and your
character will testify the choice you have made. I feel the more anxious
because I see so many indifferent upon the subjects of infinite importance.
They are always busy here and there about matters of minor importance,
and the one great subject is put out of their thoughts. They have no time
to pray, no time to watch, no time to search the Scriptures. They are
altogether too busy to make the necessary preparation for the future life.
They cannot devote time to perfect Christian characters and in diligence
to secure a title to heaven.
If you have life eternal, you must be earnest and work to the point....
Glorify God by choosing His way, His will. He will be your wise counselor
and your fast, unchanging friend.
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