Devotional Life of the Remnant
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We cannot afford to live with no reference to the day of judgment;
for though long delayed, it is now near, even at the door, and hasteth
greatly. The trumpet of the Archangel will soon startle the living and
wake the dead.—
Child Guidance, 560, 561
(1892).
Ready for Christ’s Return
If we find no pleasure now in the contemplation of heavenly things;
if we have no interest in seeking the knowledge of God, no delight
in beholding the character of Christ; if holiness has no attractions for
us—then we may be sure that our hope of heaven is vain. Perfect
conformity to the will of God is the high aim to be constantly before
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the Christian. He will love to talk of God, of Jesus, of the home of
bliss and purity which Christ has prepared for them that love Him. The
contemplation of these themes, when the soul feasts upon the blessed
assurances of God, the apostle represents as tasting “the powers of the
world to come.”—
Testimonies for the Church 5:745
(1889).
If you are right with God today, you are ready if Christ should
come today.—
In Heavenly Places, 227
(1891).
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