One Thing | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Jun 24, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 24.

One Thing.

A man of divided aims, of diversified pursuits, seldom succeeds. It takes concentration of effort to bring about the most important results. The man of one book is the most thorough; the man of one pursuit is the most successful. David said, "One thing have I desired of the Lord," and Paul declared, "This one thing I do." Whatever else a man may or may not do, he cannot serve the Lord with a divided heart. To please him, he must have one aim, one purpose, continually in view. His heart must be fixed. While others are careful and troubled about many things, he must choose the good part, the one thing needful. He must be willing to part with all he has to purchase that one pearl of great price. A truly pious mind gathers up all its desires into one great wish: "it pants after God, yea, the living God." This is what Christians need to make them consistent, to make them efficient, and to crown their efforts with success. Without this no man can serve the Lord acceptably. "A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways."—Sel.