It has been said that men are known by the ends they are pursuing. If this is so, our conduct in the present life will have the impress and bearing of that futurity we are expecting. Our life here will be colored by the foretaste of a life there. 'Those whose ambition is dignity and power, those who dream only of riches, those who have no other aim than the pleasures of this world, act according to that which is in their hearts; their habits bear the mark of what they long for. So it is with us; if the faithful understood their calling, which is no less than participation in a coming heavenly glory, what would be the consequence? Nothing less than viewing themselves as strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They would judge the spirit of the age, and would preserve their hearts from being engrossed by human objects, and from many a care and distraction hurtful to the life of a Christian. They would exercise a happy dependence upon Him who has ordered all things, and who knows the end from the beginning, and would yield themselves entirely to that hope which has been given them, and to the discharge of those duties which flow from it. Our passions instead of being unduly perturbed and anxious, let loose in a world of politics, would be quieted as we observe what God has said. We should be tranquil. Living practically separated from the world, we can study beforehand the profound and perfect wisdom of God.