Remember | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 15, 1866

Remember.

We are not to remember everything if we could. Some things are not worth remembering. They are events of no particular importance. Other things are not profitable to be remembered. They are things which defile the heart and ruin the soul forever. They make us miserable and unhappy, as we should be if we recollected all the griefs and discouragements of our lives. Then there are other things which we ought to remember. They are things of importance, which can do us good, and bring us peace, and comfort us in trouble. And here are some of them: 1. Remember it is written in the Bible, "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Rom. iii, 23. We should all like to forget this; but if we do not remember it now, we shall be compelled to remember it in the day of judgment. God says, "If we say we have not sinned we deceive ourselves." 1 John i, 10.

2. Remember, God has also said, "The soul that sinneth it shall die." Eze. xviii, 4. Is there any hope for us that we may not die forever? There is.

3. Remember, "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners," and "died for our sins." 1 Tim. i, 15; 1 Cor. xv, 3. He has said, "I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Matt. x, 12. He does not invite the good, but wretched, wicked, lost creatures such as you and I. He calls to us. Shall we go?

4. Remember, it is said of the Lord Jesus, "If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John i, 9. He will wash away the stains from our restless, burdened, sinful souls, and make our hearts pure, and free, and joyful.

5. Remember, the Lord Jesus expects us to love him in return for all his mercy and favor to us. The way in which we are to show our love for him is by obeying him in all things. Hear what he says about it: "He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him." 1 John xiv, 21.

6. Remember, Jesus Christ is coming to this world again, and we shall see him. Once he was in Heaven with the Father and holy angels. But he came here, and died for our sins on the cross. Then God raised him from the dead, and he returned to Heaven again. But as he was going away, two shining ones came and said to the people who were watching his departure, "this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come again in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts i, 11.

7. Remember, it will be a glorious and an awful

day when the Lord Jesus shall come back again. He will come in great pomp and splendor, with ten thousands of angels. And he will come laden with blessings for those who have known him, and have been serving and expecting him. He will come to wipe away their tears and give them joy. He will come to take away their cares and give them peace. He will come to exchange suffering and sickness and bondage and death, for gladness and health and deliverance and salvation. And it shall be said in that day, "Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us; this is the Lord, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." Isa. xxv, 9.

8. But remember, if we have not believed in this Redeemer and been saved by him, that day will be an awful one to us. With vengeance and darkness and despair will it break upon us. We shall long for the mountains and rocks to fall on us and hide us from the wrath of the Lamb. Rev. vi, 16. We shall remember everything then. But the saddest of all our memories will be the remembrance that we forgot God, and forget his words. Reader, will this be your case?—The Christian.