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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 17, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 42.

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Editorial

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RELIGION is a life. To profess religion is to declare that we have accepted Christ as our life and our righteousness. This is for the daily experience, and not for exhibition on special occasions. “It is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me.” Happy are they who profess religion on this basis. They are living epistles.
IN the mad rush to acquire material wealth many people seem to lose sight of the vast stores of spiritual wealth which are offered to earnest seekers.
“If thou seek her [understanding] as one silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.”
Fire can not destroy this treasure, thieves can not steal it, no court can levy upon it, and it is not left for heirs to dispute about.
“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding; For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.”
It is a significant comment on human nature that the most valuable treasure, within the reach of all, is the least sought after. How many would follow Solomon’s example to-day, if afforded the opportunity to ask for what they desired, and would say, “Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart”? Wise choice! Worthy example!