Choose Ye This Day by Flora E. Warren

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 20, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 37.

Choose Ye This Day

By Flora E. Warren

By FLORA E. WARREN

He stood before God's throne of life and light, The highest one; In beauty chief; arrayed in glory bright As morning's radiant sun. To him God gave great pow'r and wisdom true; Gave knowledge of His will, and pow'r to do; Yes, pow'r to choose the joys of endless life,— Love's matchless pow'r,— Or endless death,—to end sin's weary strife. O, great, decisive hour! Love ever pleads in tender tones and plain, Bidding him choose Love's way—shun selfish gain.

The morning stars together shout Love's praise; Heav'n's angel throng Rejoice to do Him homage all their days, And fill His courts with song. Tho many hearts choose Love their Guide for aye, His heart seeks glory for himself each day.

He makes the final choice! O fatal hour! Each year of sin Records the bitterness of selfish power; Self-love is dross and tin. O Lucifer! in vain God gave thee breath: Sin at its close brings only endless death!

E'en God's begotten Son must choose His king. He shares the throne Of Love and Life: before Him angels sing, And claim His will their own. Equal with God; but will He long for more? Jehovah loves His Son. His saints adore.

Will He seek greater glory? selfish gain From sun to sun? Or will He say (tho it bring grief or pain), "Thy will, O God, be done"? All heaven glory in His lasting choice, And praise the name of Love with heart and voice.

He chose Love's service as His chief delight; The Father's Word His law; and truth His shining vesture white. Sweet melodies are heard; Creation's pulse beats high with power rife; Creation's King chose Love—the Source of Life!

He stoops to lift each fallen slave of sin To heights of Love; He dies! that dying souls may choose to win Eternal life above. Herein is Love. Away all sinful strife! Love never ends! 'Tis Life!—eternal Life!

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! . . . Thou hast said in thine heart, . . . I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! . . . I will be like the Most High." Isa. 14:12-14. "Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the Garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering. . . . Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created till iniquity was found in thee. . . . I will cast thee to the ground, . . . and never shalt thou be any more." Eze. 28:12-19.

Then come, ye weary ones, who sigh in sin; Christ calls to-day: "If any soul choose endless life to win, I am the Living Way." Make now His choice your own, eternally; Come learn of Him who suffered on the tree.

God seeks not slaves to serve Him every hour, He made men free. He wills that all may know His love and pow'r, That each heart's choice may be Eternal freedom, from sin's bondage free— Free in His Love—the highest liberty.

Choose ye this day, O weary ones, give heed. 'Tis mercy's voice. A little while will Christ for sinners plead. Make now Love's will your choice. To-day is giv'n—to choose the Living Way. Dear soul, where'er you are, choose ye this day.

"Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity." Titus 2:14. "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: . . . and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow." Phil. 2:5-9.