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* The path of the just is as
the shining light, that shin-
eth more and more unto the
perfect day.”
THE WATCHMAN
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“The way of the wicked
is as darkness; they know
not at what they stumble.”
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= SUFFICIENT UNTO THI DAY — ——— —= he exclaimed, * Father, into thy hands I
“Let not the heart a future grievance
horrow
Nor o'er our path one faintest shadow lay:
Let not the clouds which may arise to-
MOTrrow
Ohscure the fairer sunshine of to-day.
To-day is ours — the past has passed forever.
[ts joys and griefs alike are ours no more:
The future lies beyond Time's silent river,
A dim and distant and untrodden shore.
“As to the day, its burdens or its sorrows,
So is our strength, by Tove all-wise decreed:
Bevond the trust which looketh to the morrow
Not ours the striving, nor is ours the need.
He knoweth best — the sowing and the reap-
ing —
Who left the power of will unfettered, free;
he great kind God, who holds within his
keeping
Lach day and hour through all eternity.”
“PRAY WITHOUT CEASING”
- Mrs. E. G. White : pe
|
RAYER is the breath of the
soul, the channel of all bless-
mgs. As, with a realiza-
tion of the needs of human-
ity, with a feeling of seli-
loathing, the repentant soul
offers its praver, God sees
its struggles, watches its
conflicts, and marks its sinceritv. Ile
has his finger upon its pulse, and he
takes note of every throb. Not a feel-
ing thrills it, not an emotion agitates it,
not a sin stains it, not a thought or
of which he is not
purpose moves it,
cognizant. That soul was purchased at
an infinite cost, and is loved with a de-
votion that is unalterable.
Prayer to the Great Physician for the
healing of the soul brings the blessing
of God. Praver unites us one to an-
other and to God. Prayer brings Je-
sus to our side, and gives new strength
and fresh grace to the fainting, perplexed
soul. Dy praver the sick have been en-
couraged to believe that God will look
with compassion upon them. A rav of
light penetrates to the soul. and becomes
a savor of hfe unto life.
“subdued kingdoms, wrought righteous-
obtained the
mouths of lions. quenched the violence
Praver has
ness, promises, stopped
of fire,”"— we shall know what this means
when we hear the reports of the mar-
tvrs who died for their faith.—" turned
to flight the armies of the aliens.”
We shall hear about these victories
when the Captain of our salvation. the
glorious King of heaven, opens the rec-
ord before those of whom John writes,
"These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb. Therefore are thev before the
throne of God, and serve him dav and
night in his temple: and he that sitteth
on the throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more. neither shall
the sun light on them, nor anv heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of
the throne shall feed them, and shall lead
them unto living fountains of waters:
and God shall wipe dway all tears from
their eves.”
Christ our Saviour was tempted in
all points like as we are, vet he was
without He took human
being made in fashion as a man. and his
necessities were the necessities of a man.
pay by dav he followed his round of
His heart
went out in tender sympathy for the
And he spent
S111. nature,
duty, seeking to save souls.
weary and heavy-laden.
whole nights in praver in behalf of the
tempted ones.
Christ has given his disciples assurance
that special scasons for devotion are nec-
essary. Praver went before and sancti-
fed every act of his ministry. He com-
muned with his Father till the close of
his life: and when he hung upon the
cross, there arose from his lips the hitter
cry, © My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?” Then, in a voice which
has reached to the very ends of the earth.
commend my spirit.”
Strength for the performance of daily
duties is derived from worshiping God
in the beauty of holiness. The night
seasons of praver which the Saviour
spent in the mountain or in the desert
were essential to prepare him for the
trials he must meet in the days to follow.
He felt the need of the refreshing and
invigorating of soul and body, that he
might meet the temptations of Satan;
and those who are striving to live his
life will feel this same need.
The Christian is given the invitation
to carry his burdens to God in prayer,
and to fasten himself closely to Christ
by the cords of living faith. The Lord
authorizes us to pray, declaring that he
will hear the pravers of those who trust
in his infinite power. He will be hon-
ored by those who draw nigh to him,
who faithfully do his service. * Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose
mind is staved on thee, because he trust-
eth in thee.” The arm of Omnipotence
is outstretched to guide us and lead us
onward and still onward. Go forward,
the T.ord says, I understand the case,
and I will send vou help. Continue to
prav. Have faith in me. It is for my
name's glory that vou ask, and vou shall
receive. I will be honored before those
who are watching critically for your fail-
Thev shall see the truth triumph
“All things, whatsoever ye
ure.
gloriously.
ask in praver, believing, ve shall receive.”
God will let his light shine into the
chambers of the mind and into the soul-
temple, if men, when they lack wisdom,
will go to their closets in prayer, and ask
wisdom from Him who gives to all men
liberally and upbraids not. The promise
is, "It shall be given him. Dut let him
ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he
that wavereth is is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.”
Christ has pledged himself to be our
substitute and surety, and he neglects no
There is an inexhaustible fund of
one.
perfect obedience accruing from his
obedience. In heaven his merits, his
self-denial and self-sacrifice, are treasured