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In redemption God has revealed His love in sacrifice, a sacrifice so broad and deep and high that it is immeasurable. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son." -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 11. Christ by His human relationship to men drew them close to God. He clothed His divine nature with the garb of humanity, and demonstrated before the heavenly universe, before the unfallen worlds, how much God loves the children of men. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 11. Thus God showed His love for man. With Christ He gave all heaven, that the moral image of God might be restored in man. . . . His grace in all its vastness is provided for all. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 11. The sinner cannot, by any power of his own, rid himself of sin. For the accomplishment of this result, he must look to a higher Power. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 12. The religion of Christ transforms the heart. It makes the worldly-minded man heavenly-minded. Under its influence the selfish man becomes unselfish, because this is the character of Christ. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 12. The church, enfeebled and defective though it be, is the only object on earth on which Christ bestows His supreme regard. He is constantly watching it with solicitude, and is strengthening it by His Holy Spirit. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 13. The church is God's fortress, His city of refuge, which He holds in a revolted world. . . . It is the theater of His grace, in which He delights to reveal His power to transform hearts. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 13. If God, the divine artist, gives to the simple flowers, that perish in a day, their delicate and varied colors, how much greater care will He have for those who are created in His own image? -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 16. God is a friend in perplexity and affliction, a protector in distress, a preserver in the thousand dangers that are unseen to us. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 16. He cares for our necessities, and His love and mercy and grace are continually flowing to satisfy our need. . . . In His care we may safely rest. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 16. When we are in trouble and pressed down with anxieties, the Lord is near, and He bids us cast all our care upon Him, because He cares for us. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 19. When danger approaches, shall we seek for help from those as weak as ourselves, or shall we flee to Him who is mighty to save? -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 19. He who could not see human beings exposed to destruction without pouring out His soul unto death to save them from eternal ruin, will look with pity and compassion upon every soul who realizes that he can not save himself. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 22. In this powerful, hearty recognition of God's love, take the hand of Christ, and hold it fast. His hand holds you much firmer than you can hold His hand. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 22. Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you in love and sympathy, ready to hear your prayers, and render you the assistance which you need in your life-work. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 32. Nothing is apparently more helpless, yet really more invincible, than the soul that feels its nothingness and relies wholly on the merits of the Saviour. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 35. All your happiness, peace, joy, and success in this life are dependent upon genuine, trusting faith in God. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 45. The nearer we live to Jesus, the more will we partake of His pure and holy character; and the more offensive sin appears to us, the more exalted and desirable will appear the purity and brightness of Christ. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 62. Draw nigh to God; and if you are desirous of taking the first upward step, you will find His hand stretched out to help you. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 79. Of all things that are sought, cherished, and cultivated, there is nothing so valuable in the sight of God as a pure heart, a disposition imbued with thankfulness and peace. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 80. The highest evidence of nobility in a Christian is self-control. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 84. Hanging our helpless souls upon Christ, we would supplement our ignorance with His wisdom, our weakness with His strength, our frailty with His enduring might. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 91. The answer to our prayers may not come as quickly as we desire, and it may not be just what we have asked; but He who knows what is for the highest good of His children will bestow a much greater good than we have asked, if we do not become faithless and discouraged. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 92. Unselfishness, the principle of God's kingdom, is the principle that Satan hates; its very existence he denies. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 95. To have a change of heart is to withdraw the affections from the world, and fasten them upon Christ. To have a new heart is to have a new mind, new purposes, new motives. What is the sign of a new heart?--a changed life. There is a daily, hourly dying to selfishness and pride. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 100. By constantly contemplating heavenly themes, our faith and love will grow stronger. Our prayers will be more and more acceptable to God, because they will be more and more mixed with faith and love. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 109. You cannot control your impulses, your emotions, as you may desire, but you can control the will, and you can make an entire change in your life. By yielding up your will to Christ, your life will be hid with Christ in God, and allied to the power which is above all principalities and powers. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 115. Meditate upon His love and care for us, and may it inspire you with love that trials cannot interrupt nor afflictions quench. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 116. There is nothing that can make the soul so strong to resist the temptations of Satan in the great conflict of life, as to seek God in humility, laying before Him your soul in all its helplessness, expecting that He will be your helper and your defender. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 121. But the gift of Christ reveals the Father's heart. . . . It declares that while God's hatred of sin is as strong as death, His love for the sinner is stronger than death. Having undertaken our redemption, He will spare nothing, however dear, which is necessary to the completion of His work. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 123. Jesus, the world's Redeemer, has opened the way so that the most sinful, the most needy, the most oppressed and despised, may find access to the Father,--may have a home in the mansions which Jesus has gone to prepare for those who love Him. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 133. To go forward without stumbling, we must have the assurance that a hand all-powerful will hold us up, and an infinite pity be exercised toward us if we fall. God alone can at all times hear our cry for help. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 154. Man must work with his human power, aided by the divine power of Christ, to resist and to conquer at any cost to himself. In short, man must overcome as Christ overcame. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 156. When the heart of the sinner is touched, he yields his will to God's will. . . . He sees in Jesus matchless charms, and his heart is captivated. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 159. Whatever path God chooses for us, whatever way He ordains for our feet, that is the only path of safety. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 175. We should feel assured that Jesus is our Saviour, and that life would not be enjoyable, nor afford us peace or hope, if He had not loved us and given Himself for us. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 189. Trust in Him continually, and doubt not His love. He knows all our weakness and that which we need. He will give us grace sufficient for our day. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 191. He will never leave nor forsake one humble, trembling soul. . . . There is nothing so great and powerful as God's love for those who are His children. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 192. When we cease to worry about the future, and begin to believe that God loves us, and means to do us good, we shall trust Him as a child trusts a loving parent. Then our troubles and torments will disappear, and our will will be swallowed up in the will of God. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 193. Faith is the living power that presses through every barrier, overrides all obstacles, and plants its banner in the heart of the enemy's camp. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 202. God does not always answer our prayers the first time we call upon Him; for should He do this, we might take it for granted that we had a right to all the blessings and favors He bestowed upon us. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 206. To follow Jesus requires wholehearted conversion at the start, and a repetition of this conversion every day. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 207. 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. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 214. Let it be written upon the conscience as with a pen of iron upon the rock, that real success, whether for this life or for the life to come, can be secured only by faithful adherence to the eternal principles of right. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 215. In the darkest days, when appearances seem so forbidding, fear not. Have faith in God. He is working out His will, doing all things well in behalf of His people. The strength of those who love and serve Him will be renewed day by day. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 219. Without the cross, man could have no union with the Father. On it depends our every hope. From it shines the light of the Saviour's love; and when at the foot of the cross the sinner looks up to the One who died to save him, he may rejoice with fulness of joy; for his sins are pardoned. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 222. Every soul is precious, because it has been purchased by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 224. Through the merits of His blood, you may overcome every spiritual foe, and remedy every defect of character. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 227. The cross is invested with a power that language cannot express. Christ's sacrifice in behalf of the human race puts to shame our meager efforts and methods to meet and uplift humanity, to help sinful men and women to find Jesus. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 229. Having engaged in the work, the amazing work of our redemption, Christ determined in council with His Father to spare nothing, however costly, to withhold nothing however highly it might be estimated, that would rescue the poor sinner. He would give all heaven to this work of salvation, of restoring the moral image of God in man. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 229. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for the world, and through this sacrifice comes the greatest blessing that God could bestow,-- the gift of the Holy Spirit. This blessing is for all who will receive Christ. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 242. The fallen world is the battle-field for the greatest conflict the heavenly universe and earthly powers have ever witnessed. It was appointed as the theater on which would be fought out the grand struggle between good and evil, between heaven and hell. Every human being acts a part in this conflict. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 242. Though earth was struck off from the continent of Heaven and alienated from its communion, Jesus has connected it again with the sphere of glory. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 244. We are to lift the cross, and follow the steps of Christ. Those who lift the cross will find that as they do this, the cross lifts them, giving them fortitude and courage, and pointing them to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 247. Look to Calvary until your heart melts at the amazing love of the Son of God. He left nothing undone that fallen man might be elevated and purified. And shall we not confess Him? Will the religion of Christ degrade its receiver?--No; it will be no degradation to follow in the footsteps of the Man of Calvary. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 248. It is the conscientious attention to what the world calls little things that makes the great beauty and success of life. Little deeds of charity, little words of kindness, little acts of self-denial, a wise improvement of little opportunities, a diligent cultivation of little talents, make great men in God's sight. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 253. He will treat His backslidden ones with tenderness. He will speak pardon to them, and clothe them with the garments of Christ's righteousness. He will honor them with His presence. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 260. His lessons were impressive, beautiful and weighty with importance, and yet so simple that a child could understand them. The truth He presented was so deep that the wisest and most accomplished teacher could never exhaust it. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 266. A word of sympathy, an act of kindness, would lift burdens that rest heavily upon weary shoulders. And every word or deed of unselfish kindness is an expression of the love of Christ for lost humanity. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 270. No act of unselfish service, however small or simple, is ever lost. Through the merits of Christ's imputed righteousness, the fragrance of such words and deeds is forever preserved. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 270. This is the way the true Shepherd treats the lost sinner. He goes after him; He does not hesitate at peril, self-denial, and self-sacrifice. He is intent upon bringing the sin-burdened soul to repentance, to salvation, to peace, rest, and happiness in his Saviour's love. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 277. Those who will walk closely in the footsteps of their self-sacrificing, self-denying Redeemer will have the mind of Christ reflected in their minds. Purity and the love of Christ will shine forth in their daily lives and characters, while meekness and truth will guide their way. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 289. How can we know God?--By studying His Word. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 297. If received in faith, the trial that seems so bitter and hard to bear will prove a blessing. The cruel blow that blights the joys of earth will be the means of turning our eyes to heaven. How many there are who would never have known Jesus had not sorrow led them to seek comfort in Him! -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 302. Through trials and persecution, the glory--character--of God is revealed in His chosen ones. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 307. Contemplate His great love, and while you meditate upon His self-denial, His infinite sacrifice made in our behalf in order that we should believe in Him, your heart will be filled with holy joy, calm peace, and indescribable love. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 311. He desires you to live in unity with one another and to love one another. Remember that if you love one another here, you will live with the redeemed through the ceaseless ages of eternity. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 315. Present yourselves humbly and often at the throne of grace, and tell Jesus your every want, and do not think anything is too small for Him to notice. The Lord loves to have you seek Him, and tell Him your trials, as a child would talk with his parent. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 317. The path that leads to eternal day is not the easiest to travel, and at times it will seem dark and thorny. But you have the assurance that God's everlasting arms encircle you, to protect you from evil. He wants you to exercise earnest faith in Him, and learn to trust Him in the shadow as well as in the sunshine. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 323. Christian worth does not depend upon brilliant talents, lofty birth, wonderful powers, but on a clean heart,--a heart which, purified and refined, reflects the image of divinity. It is the presence of Him who gave His life for us that makes the soul beautiful. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 347. Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God's ideal for His children. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 348. The fervent prayers of His people will be answered, for He loves to have His people seek Him with all their heart, and depend upon Him as their Deliverer. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 353. Talk of heavenly things. Talk of Jesus, His loveliness and glory, and of His undying love for you, and let your heart flow out in love and gratitude to Him, who died to save you. -- Sons and Daughters of God, p. 362. |