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With God at Dawn — Day 121 of 377 All Have Gone Astray, May 1 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 . Whatever your anxieties and trials, spread out your case before the Lord. Your spirit will be braced for endurance. The way will be open for you to disentangle yourself from embarrassment and difficulty. The weaker and more helpless you know yourself to be, the stronger will you become in His strength. The heavier your burdens, the more blessed the rest in casting...

With God at Dawn — Day 120 of 377 Take Hold of Instruction, April 30 Turn and Hearken Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. Proverbs 4:13 . You have the Word of the living God, and for the asking you may have the gift of the Holy Spirit to make that Word a power to those who believe and obey. The Holy Spirit’s work is to guide into all truth. When you depend on the Word of the living God with heart, and mind, and soul, the channel of communication will be unobstructed. Deep, earnest study of the Word under the guidance...

With God at Dawn — Day 119 of 377 Flee These Things, April 29 Turn and Hearken But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 1 Timothy 6:11 . Our time here is short. We can pass through this world but once; as we pass along, let us make the most of life. The work to which we are called does not require wealth or social position or great ability. It requires a kindly, self-sacrificing spirit and a steadfast purpose. A lamp, however small, if kept steadily burning, may be the means of lighting ...

With God at Dawn — Day 118 of 377 Forsake the Foolish, April 28 Turn and Hearken Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. Proverbs 9:6 . Eternity stretches before us. The curtain is about to be lifted. We who occupy this solemn, responsible position, what are we doing, what are we thinking about, that we cling to our selfish love of ease, while souls are perishing around us? Have our hearts become utterly callous? Cannot we feel or understand that we have a work to do for the salvation of others? Brethren, are you of the class who having ...

With God at Dawn — Day 117 of 377 Be Ye Not Conformed to This World, April 27 Turn and Hearken And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 . Many of the professed, peculiar people of God are so conformed to the world that their peculiar character is not discerned, and it is difficult to distinguish “between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” God would do great things for His people, if they would come o...

With God at Dawn — Day 116 of 377 Stir Up Thyself, April 26 Turn and Hearken Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Psalm 35:23 . If we would escape having a sickly experience, we must begin in earnest without delay to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. There are many who give no decided evidence that they are true to their baptismal vows. Their zeal is chilled by formality, worldly ambition, pride, and love of self. Occasionally their feelings are stirred, but they do not fall on the Rock, Christ Jesus....

With God at Dawn — Day 115 of 377 Avoid Evil, April 25 Turn and Hearken Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Proverbs 4:14, 15 . In forming friendship, great caution should be exercised lest an intimacy be contracted with one whose example it would not be safe to imitate; for the effect of such an intimacy is to lead away from God, from devotion, and the love of the truth. It is positively dangerous for you to be intimate with friends who have not a religious experience.......

With God at Dawn — Day 114 of 377 Attend My Words, April 24 Turn and Hearken Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. Proverbs 7:24, 25 . Our Saviour’s joy was in the uplifting and redemption of fallen men. For this He counted not His life dear unto Himself, but endured the cross, despising the shame. So angels are ever engaged in working for the happiness of others. This is their joy. That which selfish hearts would regard as humiliating service, m...

With God at Dawn — Day 113 of 377 Turn at My Reproof, April 23 Turn and Hearken Turn you at my reproof: behold I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Proverbs 1:23 . The proud heart strives to earn salvation; but both our title to heaven and our fitness for it are found in the righteousness of Christ. The Lord can do nothing toward the recovery of man until, convinced of his own weakness, and stripped of all self-sufficiency, he yields himself to the control of God. Then he can receive the gift that God is waiting to bestow. From ...

With God at Dawn — Day 112 of 377 Be Honorable, April 22 Follow Righteousness Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Romans 12:17 . Life is disciplinary. While in the world, the Christian will meet with adverse influences. There will be provocations to test the temper; and it is by meeting these in a right spirit that the Christian graces are developed. If injuries and insults are meekly borne, if insulting words are responded to by gentle answers, and oppressive acts by kindness, this is evidence that the Spirit of Chri...

With God at Dawn — Day 111 of 377 Flee from Lusts, April 21 Follow Righteousness Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 . 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. When Jesus rises up in the most holy place, lays off His mediatorial rob...

With God at Dawn — Day 110 of 377 Study, April 20 Follow Righteousness Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 1 Timothy 2:15 . The youth especially should feel that they must train their minds, and take every opportunity to become intelligent, that they may render acceptable service to Him who has given His precious life for them. And let no one make the mistake of regarding himself as so well educated as to have no more need of studying books or nature. Let everyone improve every op...

With God at Dawn — Day 109 of 377 Glorify God, April 19 Follow Righteousness For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20 . Every student needs to understand the relation between plain living and high thinking. It rests with us individually to decide whether our lives shall be controlled by the mind or by the body. The youth must, each for himself, make the choice that shapes his life; and no pains should be spared that he may understand the forces with which he has to deal, and t...

With God at Dawn — Day 108 of 377 Keep Thy Heart, April 18 Follow Righteousness Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 . Heart education is of far more importance than mere book-learning. It is well, even essential, to have a knowledge of the world in which we live; but if we leave eternity out of our reckoning, we shall make a failure from which we can never recover. A student may devote all his powers to acquiring knowledge; but unless he has a knowledge of God, unless he obeys the laws that govern his own being, h...

With God at Dawn — Day 107 of 377 Ponder Thy Path, April 17 Follow Righteousness Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Proverbs 4:26 . The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall. But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or e...

With God at Dawn — Day 106 of 377 Honor Him, April 16 Follow Righteousness Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Proverbs 3:9, 10 . If God’s blessing rests upon you because you surrender all to Him, you will prosper. If you turn from God, He will turn from you. His hand can scatter faster than you can gather.— Testimonies for the Church 2:496 . The spirit of liberality is the spirit of heaven. This spirit finds its h...

With God at Dawn — Day 105 of 377 Rest in the Lord, April 15 Lovingly He Counsels Us Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Psalm 37:7 . Many, even in their seasons of devotion, fail of receiving the blessing of real communion with God. They are in too great haste. With hurried steps they press through the circle of Christ’s loving presence, pausing perhaps a moment within the sacred precincts, but not waiting for counsel. They have no ti...