A Truth For Believers. —
Romans 3:23. Come short of the glory of God. Past
Romans 5:2. Rejoicing in hope of the glory of God. Present.
Revelation 21:11. Having the glory of God. Future.
The Scripture Definition Of Character. —
A PERFECT man. — One who feared God and eschewed evil. (Job 1:8.)
A HAPPY man. —The man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity. (Psalms 32 i, 2.
GREAT — He shall be great in the sight of the Lord. (Luke 1:15,16.)
GOOD —A good man, full of faith and the Holy Ghost. (Acts 11.24.)
FAITHFUL— He was a faithful man, and feared God. (Nehemiah 7:2).
PRUDENT —A prudent man, who desired to hear the word of God. (Acts 13:7).
DEVOUT— One that feared God, gave much alms, and prayed to God continually. (Acts 10:2.)
NOBLE — Those who searched the Scriptures daily. (Acts 17 t 1.)
RIGHTEOUS One who hates lying. (Proverbs 13:5.)
A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART. One who shall fulfill all his will. (Acts 13:22.)
BEHOLD “JESUS, A man approved of God,” who came to do His will (Psalms 40:8), and who could say, “I have glorified Thee on the earth, I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.” J. L.
The Law Was To Be—
A SIGN on the Hand. (Deuteronomy 6:8.)
A MEMORIAL between the eyes. (Exodus 13:9.)
A TOKEN on the hand. (Exodus 13:9,16.)
FRONTLETS to the eyes. (Deuteronomy 11:18)
Bind on thy fingers. Write on the heart. (Proverbs 7:3).
Bind about the neck, and bind on the heart. (Proverbs 6:21; 3:3.)
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The Work Of The Lord Should Be Done —
1. Heartily. Colossians 3:23.
2. Diligently. Ezra 7:23.
3. Faithfully. 2 Chronicles 34:12.
4. Speedily. Ezra 7:21.
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Extracts.
A heart that is simple, and occupied with the Lord, escapes many things which trouble the peace of those who are not near Him.
The spring and source of all true devotedness is Divine love filling and operating in our hearts: as St. Paul says, “The love of Christ constraineth us.”
The love of God is the source from which redemption flows. The perfect sacrifice of Christ is the channel through which it flows. Faith, wrought in the soul by the Holy Ghost, is the power of enjoyment; and everlasting life, known and experienced now, is the result.