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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 19, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 29.

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Manifesting the Glory

By D. T. Shireman

D. T. SHIREMAN
In “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VI, page 11, we read: “All the light of the past, all the light which shines in the present and reaches forth into the future, as revealed in the Word of God, is for every soul who will receive it. The glory of this light, which is the very glory of the character of Christ, is to be manifested in the individual Christian, in the family, in the church, in the ministry of the word, and in every institution established by God’s people. All these the Lord designs shall be symbols of what can be done for the world. They are to be types of the saving power of the truths of the gospel. They are agencies in the fulfilment of God’s great purpose for the human race. God’s people are to be channels for the outworking of the highest influence in the universe.”
Dear reader, will you kindly stop and read over slowly and thoughtfully the preceding paragraph two or three times? It seems to me it is time for every believer in the Word of God to get these thoughts so fixed in his mind that they will shine out in his every-day life so clearly that all around him will see, and thus be warned of the great day of God. The people of the Lord will be ready for translation when all the light of the past and of the present shines out in their lives. Beloved, let us believe all that God has shown us. Let us reflect the light the Lord has given us.
Are there things in us that must be laid aside? Let us lay them aside to-day; let us not wait for a more convenient time. Is there anything we should do that we are not doing to bring us the blessing of the Lord? Let us do it, and let us begin now, for in neglecting our duty we are on dangerous ground, and our lives are not safe a moment. Somebody will be hoping to be ready, but will not be.
The Lord is calling for you and me to be representatives of his divine character. The number of the redeemed will soon be made up of the true, honest men and women who are walking in the light. The light of present truth is shining upon these honest persons from the heavenly sanctuary. All the angels of God are engaging in the closing work of bringing the light to them.
Our Heavenly Father is waiting to reveal himself to his people. All heaven is astir. Satan, too, understands this; and many are parleying with him, and will lose their souls at last. This old earth is groaning under its load of sin and suffering, and is soon to fall to rise no more. All the wicked must sink with it, while the righteous dead will come forth from their dusty beds in robes of immortal beauty, and the living saints, changed in a moment, will mount up to meet their Lord, and take their journey through the air to the city of God. O praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy! it endureth forever.
Toluca, N. C.