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Serving God Willingly

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 12, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 16, No. 4.

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Serving God Willingly

DON'T take your Bible and say, "I don't want to read it, but I suppose I must;" nor your hymn-book and say, "I don't want to sing, but I guess I had better." Don't say, "I don't want to pray, but I will, and keep praying till I do feel like it." I am in the habit of likening the Saviour, in my thoughts, to some great and noble friend. Don't you suppose if you went to the door of such a friend, and said to him, "I did not want to see you a bit to-day, but I was afraid you would feel hurt if I did not come, and would treat me accordingly," that he would say, "If you don't want to see me, I am sure I don't want to see you?" And do you suppose that God is less delicate in friendship than an earthly friend?