p. 205 | Words of Warning by A. M. L.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 10, 1872

Words of Warning.

By A. M. L.

How good they are! How precious if we are in possession of the grace of meekness, so as to appreciate them and the motives which prompted them! but how prone is poor self to resist, especially if it any way feels encroached upon! Self, like a bubble of air beneath the water, always inclines to the surface. And that victory may be considered a real one, where self is lost sight of in a genuine desire for the triumph of truth. How thankful should we be that there are watchmen on the walls of Zion, who will never hold their peace, day nor night, till Jerusalem be made a praise in the earth! Well would it be for us could we always feel as David did when he said, “Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness, and let him reprove me, it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head.” Ps. 141 : 5. A. M. L.