Untitled article by Earnest Christian

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, March 17, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 14

THE TWO MASTERS.

By Earnest Christian

How simple it sounds to hear one employed in the service of the Devil, say, “It is the only way he has to get a living.” O vain and foolish man! Is the Devil better able to give you a living than God, the great Creator? I say, No? Well, then, throw away your fiddle, cease to be a musician for his Satanic majesty, and away to the Saviour who is acquainted with all your wants, and he will give you good employment and good wages in this world, and in the world to come everlasting life. Satan can deal only with the present. Christ is the great presiding Judge to reward every one according to his works. If we give the Devil our labor we shall have our portion with him. But, on the other hand, if we labor for the Lord, we shall become thriving and fruitful branches of the living Vine, and He who knows all our wants will abundantly supply them. Rich or poor, we are always happy, and our reward will be the reward of the righteous, which is a crown of never-fading glory—a home of love and joy. Who, then, would not labor for such a reward, and do it faithfully and cheerfully? Well might the gospel say, “The sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us.” Choose between life and death. Let each one be sure he makes a wise choice. The wages of sin is death—eternal death. But the reward of the righteous is life—eternal life. Sin is of the Devil, but righteousness is of Christ. Now, which character will you choose? Consider between the two, and make your own choice. As for me, let me live the life of the righteous, and let my last end be like theirs.—Earnest Christian.