Walking in the True Light
By Julia E. Grems
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—We love to read the epistles from our brethren and sisters, to learn that they are striving for the kingdom, buffeting with the tide of human opinion, striving in all things to be like our lovely Pattern, following the example of the meek and lowly Jesus. I thank God that I was ever permitted to see the light, and was inclined to walk therein: that I ever heard the third angel's message, and was disposed to heed its warning voice. I cannot enough praise our God who has brought me to behold the true light, and said unto me, "Walk ye in it." For some time I walked with the M. E. church, wholly ignorant of my situation, supposing I was keeping all the commandments, and walking according to the rules laid down in God's word, and therefore serving him acceptably; but when my eyes were opened, oh! how different every thing looked to me! The commandments of God were seen in a new light: his words, as written in the Book of books, the Bible, were different from what I had supposed: the goodness and wisdom of our Creator seemed written more plainly than ever before upon every page of Holy writ: his plan of salvation seemed doubly beautiful: his love seemed to call for stronger expressions of gratitude: all his attributes were seen in brighter light: all was changed. I rejoice in the love of God, in peace arising from keeping all his commandments, and in doing his holy will as far as we have light. I desire to become more and more like my blessed Saviour. "O what wondrous love is this," that caused God the Father to give his well beloved Son as a ransom for us when sunk so low in the abyss of sin and iniquities, and to raise us from the gulf of despair into which we had fallen, and placed our feet on the Rock that cannot be moved, even Christ our Lord. Truly I can exclaim with the poet,
"I love the holy Son of God,
Who once this vale of sorrows trod,
Who bore our sins a dreadful load,
Up Calvary's gloomy mountain." I am determined to prove faithful, God being my helper, that I may be permitted to enter into the rest prepared for all those who love the appearing of our Saviour. Yours looking for Christ,
JULIA E. GREMS.
Hebron, Jeff. Co., Wis., Aug. 7th, 1854.