Unnecessary Burdens by L. EGGLESTON

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 2, 1862

Unnecessary Burdens.

By L. EGGLESTON

Now is the trial of our faith in the great Ruler. As we see the storm-cloud of civil war lowering over the land, our faith in the Lord and earnestness in his great work should increase; for has he not said these things betoken his coming? We must now lay aside every hindering weight, and be stripped and harnessed for the work before us.

Some of us do not turn wholly to the Lord, but are too much inclined to rely upon an arm of flesh. Here is lack of trust. A popular writer says, 'Some pray like this, \'Our Father, give us this day our daily bread, and to-morrow, and next day, and next year, and for fifty years to come; and lest thou shouldst forget, or neglect to answer, we have undertaken to look after the matter ourselves.\''

Many are not content to live for the present, taking no anxious thought for the morrow, but are so constantly tried with cares for the future as to lose much of their spirituality and enjoyment of religion. Carrying such a burden does not help us on our way. These earthly things must be given up if we ever get ready for the kingdom; and it will be better to do it willingly when the sacrifice will be acceptable, than to wait till we are obliged to let them go, and then perhaps, lose the inheritance. L. EGGLESTON, Winspear, N. Y.