Seventh-day Adventists.
By Maylod J. Pierce
How many of us show by our daily walk and conversation that we expect Jesus soon is coming to gather his loved ones home? The name of Seventh-day Adventist will not save us unless we live up to the truths we profess. Our professing to be keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus is not going to save us in the great and terrible day of the Lord. We have something to do besides professing. If we believe Jesus soon is coming, our actions should be in accordance with our faith. Are we working as best we can for the salvation of our own souls and the souls of others? Do we put forth every effort to overcome our sins and get ready to meet our dear Saviour? If not, our profession is vain. We have many sins to overcome. Let us be watchful unto prayer, putting our trust in Him that is able to strengthen us. Let us strive to get rid of our little sins (as we call them) as well as our great ones. There is no sin small in the sight of God. He does not look upon sin with the least degree of allowance. Keeping the seventh day is not going to save us. There is something else to be done. We believe it is right to keep the Sabbath, but that will not save us. We must live in humble obedience to all God's requirements if we are accepted of him when he calls his children home. We are a peculiar people, but are we zealous of good works? Do we not give the people of the world too many chances to say, They are not Christ's, because they have not his Spirit within them? I fear many of us do not live as near our Saviour as it is our privilege to. I fear we do not set such examples before the world as we should, while we profess to be living in the hour of God's judgment. Surely, we should watch well our ways. We have the light of present truth shining upon our pathway. I am determined by the help of the Lord to overcome all my sins, live up to the light as it shines upon my pathway. Shall we not all strive for a home in the kingdom? Who can bear to be left out? Let us, one and all, strive to be prepared for the coming of Christ, as we believe his coming is near. MAYLOD J. PIERCE.