Pressing Forward Toward the Prize
By L. Schellhous
BRO. SMITH: It has been impressed upon my mind for some time, to try once more to say a few words through our paper, to our dear friends of like precious faith. I want to say that we (myself, and companion, who is blind,) are yet striving to obey God in keeping his holy law. His commandments are our delight, because it is our reasonable service. We love his holy law, love the word of God and all its teachings. We love Spiritual Gifts; and when I consider what God has done in these last days, giving us line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little, I can say that the way grows brighter and brighter, as we near the close of our probation in this life of sin and sorrow. But we, with an eye of faith, can view the better land, that rest which is promised to the faithful overcomer. We have been striving to get ready, over eleven years, since we first heard the good news of the soon-coming of the blessed Saviour. We have to confess our short comings. We feel to mourn over our backwardness, but we feel to take new courage, double our diligence, and, by the grace of God, press forward towards the prize laid up in store for the overcomer. My dear brethren, I feel that it is time that we should double our diligence; for the time hasteneth greatly. Soon Jesus will come, to take his ransomed people home. Yes; to that glorious rest that remains for the people of God. I can say, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. The Lord has been very kind to us in sparing our lives, unprofitable as they have been, to the age of almost seventy-six years, and our prayer is that our last days may be our best, all devoted to God. Pray for us, that our faith fail not in these perilous times. Yours striving for that rest which remains for the people of God.
L. SCHELLHOUS.
St. Joseph Co., Mich.