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ARISE AND SHINE

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Dec 12, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 48.

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ARISE AND SHINE.

By H. A. St. John

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Isa. 60:1.
THE sun rises, and shines, rejoicing as a strong man to run a race. In like manner every child of God at this time is most earnestly commanded from on high to arise and shine; and, strong in God and in the power of His might, to run the Christian race with rejoicing. God will furnish the light in overflowing abundance, He only wants us to trim our lamps and become clear, unspotted light-bearers.
The believer and the church must become unspotted from the world—without spot, wrinkle, or any such thing—before they can shine with undimmed brightness amid the last generation, and thus lighten the earth with God’s glory. It is such a people and church that Christ will have, right here in the midst of gross darkness, when He comes to make up His jewels, giving them the final polish of immortality.
Dear reader, do not forget for a moment, that the Lord says to you, “YOUR light is come.” It is for you. It is the best gift that Heaven has to offer. It is the sum of all good things. God wants you to take it. O, how willingly He will give it to you, when the conditions are met. It awaits your demand and reception. It is the fulness of the Spirit. It is Jesus coming into you, and making your heart His lasting home. He will cleanse the soul-temple. He will drive out all foes, and break down all idols. He will bring all His graces in, and rule in every thought and purpose of your soul. Then you will shine without constraint or effort, and the people around you that sit in darkness will see great light, whether they will heed it or not.
But some souls will surely come to thy light, when the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon thee. Then, in all holy conversation and godliness, you will be looking for, and hastening unto, the coming of our dear Lord to take us Home.
H. A. ST. JOHN.