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Our High Calling — Day 120 of 365 Victory After Victory, April 30 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4 . When clouds come between your soul and God, when all around you is dark and forbidding, when the enemy stands ready to rob the soul of its integrity to God and the truth, and when error stands out plausible and attractive, then it is time to pray and exercise faith in God.... Cherishing faith, the soul is enabled to rise beyond itself, and penetrate the hellish shadow whi...

Our High Calling — Day 119 of 365 Strength for Today, April 29 As thy days, so shall thy strength be. Deuteronomy 33:25 . I thank the Lord for the assurance of His grace, that is for His people now, today.... The promise is not that we will have strength today for a future emergency, that anticipated future trouble will be provided for beforehand, before it comes to us. We may, if we walk by faith, expect strength and provision for us as fast as our circumstances demand it. We live by faith, not by sight. The Lord's arrangement is for us to ask Him for the very...

Our High Calling — Day 118 of 365 Hold Your Position Hour by Hour, April 28 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised). Hebrews 10:23 . It is our privilege, as children of God, to hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. At times the masterly power of temptation seems to tax our will power to the uttermost, and to exercise faith seems utterly contrary to all the evidences of sense or emotion; but our will must be kept on God's side. We must believe that in Jesus Christ is everlasting strength...

Our High Calling — Day 117 of 365 Don't Be a Pretender, April 27 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:12 . Christians are to be indeed the representatives of Jesus Christ; they are not to be pretenders. Shall the world form its conceptions of God by the course of those who only take the name of Christ, and do not His works? Shall they point to those who claim to be believers, but who are not believers at heart, who betray sacr...

Our High Calling — Day 116 of 365 The Place of Good Works, April 26 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 . Let no one take the limited, narrow position that any of the works of man can help in the least possible way to liquidate the debt of his transgression. This is a fatal deception. If you would understand it, you must ... with humble hearts survey the atonement. This matter is so dimly comprehended that thousands upon thousands claiming to be sons of God ar...

Our High Calling — Day 115 of 365 Faith That Works and Purifies, April 25 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:14 . When you look to Calvary it is not to quiet your soul in the nonperformance of duty, not to compose yourself to sleep, but to create faith in Jesus, faith that will work, purifying the soul from the slime of selfishness. When we lay hold of Christ by faith, our work has just begun. Every man has corrupt and sinful habits that must be overcome by vig...

Our High Calling — Day 114 of 365 Feeling and Faith Distinct, April 24 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 . When we comply with the Written Word then we are to walk by faith. We dishonor God when we fail to trust Him after He has given such wonderful evidence of His compassionate love in the gift of His Son. We are to keep looking to Jesus, offering up our prayers in faith, taking hold of His strength. If we would give more expression to our faith, rejoice more in the blessings that we know we have, we would daily have great cheerfulness and stren...

Our High Calling — Day 113 of 365 Feeling Not a Safe Guide, April 23 The just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 . Many pass long years in darkness and doubt because they do not feel as they desire. But feeling has nothing to do with faith. That faith which works by love and purifies the soul is not a matter of impulse. It ventures out upon the promises of God, firmly believing that what He has said, He is able also to perform. Our souls may be trained to believe, taught to rely upon the Word of God. That Word declares that “the just shall live by faith...

Our High Calling — Day 112 of 365 Saved by God's Grace, April 22 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8, 9 . The divine favor, the grace of God bestowed upon us through Jesus Christ, is too precious to be given in exchange for any supposed meritorious work on the part of finite, erring man. Man has nothing in himself. The most exalted talent does not originate from man, but is the endowment of his Creator, and can purchase nothing from God. Gold and silve...

Our High Calling — Day 111 of 365 What Is Faith? April 21 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 . Faith in Christ is not the work of nature, but the work of God on human minds, wrought in the very soul by the Holy Spirit, who reveals Christ, as Christ revealed the Father. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. With its justifying, sanctifying power, it is above what men call science. It is the science of eternal realities. Human science is often deceptive and misleading, bu...

Our High Calling — Day 110 of 365 Time for Meditation, April 20 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Psalm 1:2 . Your last thought at night, your first thought in the morning, should be of Him in whom is centered your hope of eternal life. 45 Letter 19, 1895 . Many seem to begrudge moments spent in meditation, and the searching of the Scriptures, and prayer, as though the time thus occupied was lost. I wish you could all view these things in the light God would have you; for you would then make the kingdom of he...

Our High Calling — Day 109 of 365 The Brightest Subject of Our Thoughts, April 19 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. Psalm 104:34 . Why not keep your minds fixed on the unsearchable riches of Christ, that you may present to others the gems of truth? In the Word of God there are rich mines of truth that we may spend our whole lifetime in exploring, and yet we shall find that we have only begun to view their precious stores. Sink the shaft deep, and bring up the hidden treasures. But it is impossible to do this while we indulge an idle, r...

Our High Calling — Day 108 of 365 Proper Level of the Human Mind, April 18 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4:10 . What gives the proper level to the human mind? It is the cross of Calvary. By looking unto Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, all the desire for self-glorification is laid in the dust. There comes, as we see aright, a spirit of self-abasement that promotes lowliness and humbleness of mind. As we contemplate the cross, we are enabled to see the wonderful provision it has brought to every believe...

Our High Calling — Day 107 of 365 How to Discipline the Mind, April 17 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 . The thoughts must be pure, the meditations of the heart must be clean, if the words of the mouth are to be words acceptable to Heaven, and helpful to your associates. 38 The Review and Herald, June 12, 1888 . The natural, selfish mind, if left to follow out its own evil desires, will act without high motives, without reference to the glory of God or the bene...

Our High Calling — Day 106 of 365 Training the Thoughts, April 16 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 . Many need to make a decided change in the tenor of their thoughts and actions, if they would please Jesus. 36 SDA Bible Commentary 3:1150 . The thoughts must be trained. Gird up the loins of the mind that it shall work in the right direction, and after the order of well-formed plans; then every step is one in advance, and no effort or ...

Our High Calling — Day 105 of 365 Preoccupying the Mind, April 15 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45 . The mind is so constituted that it must be occupied with either good or evil. If it takes a low level, it is generally because it is left to deal with commonplace subjects.... Man has the power to regulate and control the workings of the mind, and give direction to t...