Working the Mines of Truth {a devotional}
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Psalm 119:130.
I
feel a special interest in our youth who are interested in the
truth.... I am anxious that you should press your way forward and upward
in order that you shall reach the standard of Christian character that
is revealed in the Word of God. Let the Word of God be your guidebook,
that in everything you may be molded in conduct and character according
to its requirements....
The
only way in which the Christian will be able to keep himself unspotted
from worldly influence will be by searching the Scriptures and by
obeying the Word of God to the very letter. Satan is playing the game of
life for every soul, but no one needs to be overcome by his deceptive
reasoning. Those only who consent to his sophistry will be deceived by
his counsels. But if the truth of God regulates the life, it must be
planted in the heart. The truth will produce true beauty in the soul
that will be revealed in the character. But if this result is attained,
it will be because the truth is cultivated and cherished.
The
Bible is to be your standard; the living oracles of Jehovah are to be
your guide. You are to dig for the truth as for hidden treasures: you
are to find where the treasure is, and then you are to plow every inch
of that field to get the jewels. You are to work the mines of truth for
new jewels, for new gems, for new diamonds, and you will find them.
As
the true seeker after the truth reads the Word, and opens his mind to
receive the Word, he longs after truth with his whole heart. The love,
the pity, the tenderness, the courtesy, the Christian politeness, which
will be the elements in the heavenly mansions that Christ has gone to
prepare for those that love Him, take possession of his soul.
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