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To Be Like Jesus — Day 167 of 350 July—Practicing the End-time Lifestyle The New Lifestyle Through Jesus, July 1 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 , NKJV. Self must die if we would be counted as the followers of Christ. The apostle says, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.... For ye are dead, ...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 166 of 350 Faithful Stewards Provide for God's Work, June 30 I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:6 , NKJV. I had been shown that some people who are shrewd, prudent, and sharp in regard to the transaction of business generally, some who are distinguished for promptness and thoroughness, manifest a want of foresight and promptness in regard to a proper disposal of their property while they are living. They kno...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 165 of 350 Never Dishonor God by Violating Righteous Principles, June 29 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners. Proverbs 1:19 , NKJV. To every person is given his or her work. Each has a place in the eternal plan of heaven. It is the duty of fathers and mothers to overcome their own lawlessness, their untidy habits. Truth is clean and pure and of great value and needs to be brought into the character building. Those who have the truth, the love of the truth in their hearts, will make any and e...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 164 of 350 In Planning, Consider the Unending Future, June 28 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 , NKJV. The accounts of every business, the details of every transaction, pass the scrutiny of unseen auditors, agents of Him who never compromises with injustice, never overlooks evil, never palliates wrong.... Against all evildoers God's law utters condemnation. They may disregard that voice, they may seek to dr...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 163 of 350 Represent Christ in Every Circumstance, June 27 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Romans 12:3 , NRSV. Live for something besides self. If your motives are pure and unselfish, if you are looking out to do work that somebody must do, to show kind attentions and to do courteous acts, you are unconsciously building your own monument. In the home life, in the ...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 162 of 350 Invest to Glorify God, Not Self, June 26 Talk no more so very proudly; let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. 1 Samuel 2:3 , NKJV. I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify the owners and builders.... Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: “How can we best glorify God?” The Lord was not in ...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 161 of 350 Seek Divine Wisdom in Handling Money, June 25 His Lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” Matthew 25:21 , NKJV. [Brother C] is in a responsible position, but if the members of the family to which he has allied himself in marriage will prove true to him, they will influence him to become a wise steward of his Lord's goods. Then he will bestow his means as if in the view of the whole universe...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 160 of 350 Show Divine Love by Being Merciful, June 24 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children, to such as keep His covenant, and to those who remember His commandments to do them. Psalm 103:17, 18 , NKJV. Mercy is an attribute that the human agent may share with God. As did Christ, so one may lay hold on the divine arm and be in communication with divine power. To us has been given a service of mercy to perform for our fellow human beings. In perform...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 159 of 350 Be Compassionate When Poverty Is Unavoidable, June 23 Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, but he who regards reproof will be honored. Proverbs 13:18 , NKJV. In the parable [ Matthew 18:32 ] the Lord summoned the unmerciful debtor, and “said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me; shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 158 of 350 Imitate Christ, Not the World, June 22 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:10 , NKJV. I saw that God's people are in great peril; many are dwellers upon the earth; their interest and affections are centered in the world. Their example is not right. The world is deceived by the course pursued by many who profess great and noble truths. Our responsibility is in accordance with the light g...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 157 of 350 Reveal Love While Doing God's Business, June 21 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. Ecclesiastes 10:1 , NKJV. I appeal to my brothers and sisters in faith, and urge them to cultivate tenderness of heart. Whatever may be your calling or position, if you cherish selfishness and covetousness, the displeasure of the Lord will be upon you. Do not make the work and cause of God an excuse for dealing closely and selfishly w...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 156 of 350 Christians Must Never Depart From Integrity, June 20 He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others; but God knows your hearts; for what is prized by human beings is an abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:15 , NRSV. In all the details of life the strictest principles of honesty are to be maintained. These are not the principles which govern our world, for Satan—deceiver, liar, and oppressor—is the master, and his subjects follow him and carry out his purposes. But Christia...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 155 of 350 Set Right Priorities in Life, June 19 Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 , NKJV. On every hand there is that which would tempt the Christian to forsake the narrow way; but those who would perfect a character fit for eternity must take the will of God as their standard, separating entirely from everything that is displeasing to Him. Thousands are betrayed into sin because they leave the citadel of the heart unguarded. They become engrossed with the cares of th...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 154 of 350 To Win Souls, Forgo Personal Gain, June 18 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:12, 13 , NKJV. In every age Satan has sought to impair the efforts of God's servants by introducing into the church a spirit of fanaticism. Thus it was in Paul's day, and thus it was in later centuries during the time of the Reformation. Wycliffe, Luth...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 153 of 350 Handling Money to Meet God's Approval, June 17 Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:20, 21 , NKJV. Many fathers and mothers are poor in the midst of abundance. They abridge, in a degree, their own personal comforts and frequently deny themselves of those things that are necessary for the enjoyment of life and health, while they have ample means at their command. They feel f...

To Be Like Jesus — Day 152 of 350 Choices Being Made Between Two Sides, June 16 You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. Exodus 23:6, 7 , NKJV. Christ pronounces a woe upon all who transgress the law of God. He pronounced a woe upon the lawyers in His day because they exercised their power to afflict those who looked to them for justice and judgment. All the terrible consequences of sin will come to those who, even though they may ...