Devotional Life of the Remnant
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The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the
heart through faith in His righteousness. Unless we become vitally
connected with God, we can never resist the unhallowed effects of self-
love, self-indulgence, and temptation to sin. We may leave off many
bad habits, for the time we may part company with Satan; but without
a vital connection with God, through the surrender of ourselves to
Him moment by moment, we shall be overcome. Without a personal
acquaintance with Christ, and a continual communion, we are at the
mercy of the enemy, and shall do his bidding in the end.—
The Desire
of Ages, 324
(1898).
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Christ and Him crucified should be the theme of contemplation, of
conversation, and of our most joyful emotion.—
Steps to Christ, 103,
104
(1892).
Molded By The Holy Spirit
Never will the human heart know happiness until it is submitted
to be molded by the Spirit of God. The Spirit conforms the renewed
soul to the model, Jesus Christ. Through its influence, enmity against
God is changed into faith and love, and pride into humility. The soul
perceives the beauty of truth, and Christ is honored in excellence and
perfection of character.—
Our High Calling, 152
(1896).
There is not an impulse of our nature, not a faculty of the mind or
an inclination of the heart, but needs to be, moment by moment, under
the control of the Spirit of God.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 421
(1890).
The Spirit illumines our darkness, informs our ignorance, and helps
us in our manifold necessities. But the mind must be constantly going
out after God. If worldliness is allowed to come in, if we have no
desire to pray, no desire to commune with Him who is the source of
strength and wisdom, the Spirit will not abide with us.—
Our High
Calling, 154
(1904).
The Necessity of Bible Study
No renewed heart can be kept in a condition of sweetness without
the daily application of the salt of the Word. Divine grace must be
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received daily, or no man will stay converted.—
Our High Calling,
215
(1897).