“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14, 16 KJV). This is the work which the prophet Isaiah describes when he says:Continue reading “As the World Wails”
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Being a Child of God and Serving Even the Wealthy
“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil” (Luke 6:35 KJV). “He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he thatContinue reading “Being a Child of God and Serving Even the Wealthy”
Test of True Love
“Ye have the poor with you always,” Christ said, “and whensoever ye will ye may do them good.” “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” Mark 14:7; James 1:27. In placing among them theContinue reading “Test of True Love”
Never Neglect These!
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10. MH 201.2 When all has been done that can be done in helping the poor to help themselves, there still remain the widow and the fatherless, the aged, the helpless, andContinue reading “Never Neglect These!”
Life’s Best Only in Christ
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6, 7 KJV). Men and women have hardly begun to understand the true object ofContinue reading “Life’s Best Only in Christ”
Christ an Example in Social Power
And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. Mark 2:15. RC 31.1 All who profess to be children of God should bear in mind that as missionaries they will be broughtContinue reading “Christ an Example in Social Power”
Self-Denial, Not Self-Esteem
“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23 KJV). We can do nothing without courage and perseverance. Speak words of hope and courage to the poor and the disheartened. If need be, give tangible proofContinue reading “Self-Denial, Not Self-Esteem”