"The people claiming to believe the truth will not be condemned because they had not the light, but because they had great light and did not bring their hearts to the test of God's great moral standard of righteousness." - Ellen White*
This quote jumped out at me as Mom read our evening devotions. We as a people have a lot of light. This can either be a blessing or a curse. If we let our lives become transformed by the power of God and put our will in cooperation with divine agencies, then the light that we have will prove a blessing to us and those around us as our lives become a reflection of the divine pattern. But, if we resist the Spirit of God and refuse to live up to what we know is right, then the knowledge and light that we have will prove a curse to us. It will stand as a witness against us, and God will finally have to destroy us. I pray that I will be found faithful in living up to what I know is right! God, give me the strength and endurance to “run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”*
Courage, Comrades!
*SM2, p. 377
*Hebrews 12:1, 2
This quote jumped out at me as Mom read our evening devotions. We as a people have a lot of light. This can either be a blessing or a curse. If we let our lives become transformed by the power of God and put our will in cooperation with divine agencies, then the light that we have will prove a blessing to us and those around us as our lives become a reflection of the divine pattern. But, if we resist the Spirit of God and refuse to live up to what we know is right, then the knowledge and light that we have will prove a curse to us. It will stand as a witness against us, and God will finally have to destroy us. I pray that I will be found faithful in living up to what I know is right! God, give me the strength and endurance to “run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”*
Courage, Comrades!
*SM2, p. 377
*Hebrews 12:1, 2
