No
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No Time to
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We
have no time to lose. We know not how soon our probation may close. Eternity
stretches before us. The curtain is about to be lifted. Christ is soon to come.
The angels of God are seeking to attract us from ourselves and from earthly
things. Let them not labor in vain. 315 {8T 314.3}
When Jesus rises up in the most holy place, lays off His mediatorial
robes, and clothes Himself with the garments of vengeance, the mandate will go
forth: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: . . . and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy
still. And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is
with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be." Revelation
22:11, 12. {8T 315.1}
A
storm is coming, relentless in its fury. Are we prepared to meet it? {8T 315.2}
We
need not say: The perils of the last days are soon to come upon us. Already
they have come. We need now the sword of the Lord to cut to the very soul and
marrow of fleshly lusts, appetites, and passions. {8T 315.3}
Minds that have been given up to loose thought
need to change. "Girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your
hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of
Jesus Christ; as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to
your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: but like as He who called you
is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is
written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy." I Peter 1:13-16, A. R. V. The
thoughts must be centered upon God. Now is the time to put forth earnest effort
to overcome the natural tendencies of the carnal heart. {8T 315.4}
Our efforts, our self-denial, our perseverance, must be proportionate to
the infinite value of the object of which we are in pursuit. Only by overcoming
as Christ overcame shall we win the crown of life. {8T 315.5}
Contributed by Stephen Pond. Thank you Stephen.