Didn't Feel Like It by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 22, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 16.

Didn't Feel Like It.

By Editor

WE once conversed with a lady who acknowledged all the truth concerning the Sabbath, admitting that there was no Bible authority for the observance of Sunday, and that the fourth commandment requires the observance of the seventh day of the week. She acknowledged that people ought to keep it, yet she excused herself from the duty by saying that she didn't feel as though it was necessary for her to keep it. In short, she knew what duty was, but didn't feel like doing it. Does the Lord say that we must obey him if we feel like it? Do parents require obedience from their children only when the children feel like obeying? We read that when Christ comes, he will reward every man according to his works, not according to his feelings. A man's feeling has nothing to do with his service to God.