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Turnul de veghe
How We Attain Development as New Creatures
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(228~229) 
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natural 
life, 
so 
long 
as 
I 
do 
not 
sin 
'/" 
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not 
begotten 
at 
(lod's 
holy 
~pirit 
would 
say, 
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certainly; 
follow 
the 
('raving~ 
of 
your 
nature, 
so 
long 
as 
you 
kepp 
within 
bound~. 
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;. 
ou 
would 
enjoy 
a 
goo,! 
theatre, 
or 
a 
game 
of 
base-ball, 
go; 
aw! 
have 
a 
goo,1 
time. 
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a 
glass 
of 
li'!llOr 
does 
not 
hurt 
you, 
take 
it. 
If 
vou 
ha\e 
a 
natural 
talent 
for 
music 
or 
painting 
or 
whatever, 
'it 
is 
your 
,Iuty 
to 
make 
the 
most 
of 
it." 
This 
is 
worldly 
counsel. 
fn 
'.J 
esu~' 
Parable 
of 
the 
Talents, 
the 
talents 
given 
by 
a 
('ertain 
lord 
to 
his 
several 
~ervants 
represented 
opportunities 
of 
~ervi"e 
for 
that 
master. 
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master 
placed 
an 
opportunity 
in 
thl' 
hands 
of 
each 
sprvant 
and 
expected 
him 
to 
improve 
it. 
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hpa\'enly 
Lord 
and 
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placps 
before 
his 
servants 
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to 
be 
imprond 
to 
his 
glory, 
and 
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be 
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has 
ability. 
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opportunities 
are 
given 
in 
harmony 
with 
natural 
ability 
and 
not 
in 
violation 
of 
it; 
but 
thi, 
does 
not 
mean 
that 
every 
ability 
we 
may 
possess, 
whether 
1t., 
ll~e 
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God 
or 
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ereature's 
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employ 
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powers 
to 
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sppnd 
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directions 
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with 
our 
covenant 
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sacrifi,pe. 
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we 
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hands. 
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have 
askcli 
the 
Lord 
to 
transform 
you, 
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your 
mind, 
to 
make 
you 
entirely 
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you 
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be 
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for 
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glorious 
position 
he 
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promised. 
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powers 
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reason 
and 
speak, 
it 
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probably 
say, 
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is 
natural 
for 
me 
to 
develop 
an 
abundant 
supply 
of 
foilage 
and 
to 
throw 
out 
branches 
and 
tendrils 
in 
evpr.\· 
direction 
to 
support 
me." 
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the 
wise 
husbandman 
vigorously 
prunes 
off 
these 
superflous 
branches 
and 
tendrIls 
that 
dissipate 
the 
strength 
of 
the 
sap, 
that 
develop 
only 
wood 
and 
h'ave~, 
and 
that 
cause 
thc 
vine 
to 
cling 
to 
improper 
sup­ 
ports. 
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husbandman 
se 
.. 
ks 
for 
fruit, 
rich, 
abundant 
fruit; 
and 
pvervthin 
a 
\\hich 
would 
hinder 
this 
attainment 
must 
be 
saprifi('p(l. 
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vine 
woul,1 
t<'nd 
downward. 
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husbandman 
trains 
it 
to 
grow 
upward. 
flo 
docs 
our 
great 
heavenly 
hus­ 
bandrwlll 
train 
his 
spiritual 
vine, 
that 
we 
may 
bring 
forth 
abundant 
fruitagp 
to 
his 
praise. 
\'\'e 
no 
longer 
belong 
to 
the 
world. 
Our 
course 
now 
is 
to 
be 
that 
whil'h 
Gor! 
has 
marked 
out 
for 
us 
in 
the 
Scriptures. 
If 
we 
do 
llOt 
mortify, 
kill, 
the 
deeds 
of 
the 
body, 
we 
shall 
never 
gain 
the 
eternal 
life 
promised 
to 
the 
faithful 
over­ 
eomprs 
alorlP. 
In 
order 
to 
attain 
eternal 
life, 
the 
life 
now 
held 
out 
to 
us-glory, 
honor, 
immortality-we 
must 
conform 
oun;plves 
to 
the 
instructions 
given 
us 
by 
our 
great 
Training 
Jfas1<'r. 
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are 
not 
to 
do 
this 
in 
our 
own 
unaided 
strength. 
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woulrl 
he 
impossible. 
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our 
heavenly 
Father 
has 
promispcl 
to 
work 
in 
us 
while 
we 
work 
out 
our 
salvation 
with 
fpar 
and 
trpmbling. 
MORTIFICATION 
OF 
THE 
DEEDS 
OF 
THE 
BODY 
Thp 
ren 
I 
thought 
of 
the 
words, 
"Mortify 
the 
deeds 
of 
the 
hod;.-." 
is 
not 
what 
some 
have 
thought--to 
mortify 
our 
body. 
Aepording 
to 
history, 
and 
according 
to 
some 
present 
practises, 
we 
lmrn 
thnt 
some 
have 
imagined 
that 
they 
must 
torture 
and 
punish 
thpir 
body. 
They 
use 
whips 
upon 
their 
flesh 
until 
they 
draw 
blood. 
Then 
they 
wear 
hair 
jackets. 
80metimes 
their 
bodies 
fester 
from 
the 
pricking 
hairs 
that 
torture 
the 
raw 
flesh. 
Some 
mortify 
their 
bodies 
by 
actually 
lying 
down 
for 
others 
to 
walk 
upon 
them 
and 
to 
wipe 
their 
feet 
upon 
them. 
\Ve 
cannot 
question 
that 
those 
who 
do 
these 
things 
ha 
n' 
a 
motive 
in 
so 
doing; 
and 
we 
could 
not 
think 
it 
a 
bad 
motin. 
But 
they 
have 
entirely 
misapprehended 
what 
is 
the 
f;l'riptura 
1 
mortification. 
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Apostle 
tells 
us 
that 
it 
is 
the 
deeds 
of 
the 
body 
we 
a 
re 
to 
mortify-thp 
natural 
practises 
of 
the 
fleshly 
nature. 
"It 
is 
my 
nature 
to 
do 
so 
and 
so," 
says 
one. 
But 
the 
Bible 
says 
we 
are 
not 
to 
go 
in 
the 
way 
in 
which 
we 
were 
born; 
for 
we 
were 
all 
born 
sinners. 
'Ve 
now 
have 
the 
spirit 
of 
God, 
the 
holy 
Spirit, 
to 
guide 
us 
in 
the 
way 
in 
which 
we 
should 
go. 
We 
are 
to 
mortify 
everything 
in 
us 
which 
is 
not 
fully 
endorsed 
by 
our 
new 
mind, 
everything 
that 
would 
hinder 
the 
death 
of 
the 
old 
ereature---already 
reckoned 
dead­ 
and 
hinder 
the 
growth 
of 
the 
new 
creature. 
Certain 
elements 
of 
the 
mortal 
body 
are 
to 
be 
destroyed, 
warred 
against 
at 
all 
times. 
Other 
qualities 
of 
the 
human 
body 
are 
to 
be 
utilized 
in 
the 
sen'i<'e 
of 
righteou~ness. 
We 
were 
once 
sold 
under 
sin. 
But 
we 
have 
been 
purchased 
back, 
and 
now 
we 
have 
the 
mind 
of 
Christ. 
'Ve 
arp 
now 
to 
treat 
our 
human 
hody 
as 
an 
earthen 
vessel 
to 
be 
used 
to 
the 
glory 
of 
God. 
Under 
the 
direction 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
we 
are 
to 
know 
how 
to 
me 
this 
human 
vessel. 
W<, 
are 
to 
remembpr, 
first, 
that 
it 
is 
reckoned 
dead 
as 
a 
human 
body, 
having 
bl'Cn 
sacrificed 
with 
Christ 
when 
we 
made 
our 
eonspcration 
to 
be 
dead 
with 
him; 
second, 
bmt 
while 
reckolll',1 
dpad, 
this 
body 
has 
actually 
bepn 
~timulated, 
qui('kene,l, 
re­ 
vivified, 
to 
serve 
the 
new 
creature, 
as 
its 
property, 
its 
servant, 
in 
lieu 
of 
the 
spirit 
bod.v 
which 
we 
arp 
to 
have. 
but 
havp 
not 
yet 
obtained. 
Every 
property 
of 
this 
body 
whjl·h 
ean 
))(' 
US(,l\ 
in 
the 
interests 
of 
the 
new 
creaf 
ure, 
is 
to 
be 
utilized. 
\Ve 
are 
not 
to 
say, 
"If 
I 
use 
a 
certain 
natural 
talrnt 
whieh 
I 
possess, 
I 
can 
bring 
comfort 
or 
pleasure 
to 
other", 
or 
can 
promote 
some 
work 
of 
reform." 
The 
question 
for 
us 
is, 
"\rill 
the 
use 
of 
this 
natural 
talent 
or 
power 
assist 
me 
as 
a 
npw 
creature 
or 
assist 
in 
the 
work 
of 
gathering 
out 
and 
preparing 
the 
bride 
of 
Christ 
for 
her 
future 
work?" 
This 
is 
our 
present 
mission. 
There 
are 
those 
who 
can 
do 
the 
otlwr 
thing~. 
~o 
we 
find 
that 
the 
process 
of 
developing 
ourselves 
as 
new 
crpa­ 
tures 
and 
of 
assisting 
in 
the 
building 
up 
of 
thp 
brethren 
in 
the 
most 
holy 
faith 
requires 
Our 
ulldividpd 
attention, 
and 
means 
a 
continual 
warfare 
of 
the 
npw 
nature 
against 
the 
old. 
The 
Apostle 
calls 
it 
the 
warring 
of 
the 
spirit 
against 
the 
fle~h. 
Our 
development 
into 
tile 
likpness 
of 
Christ 
requires 
th:lt 
W(' 
do 
good 
unto 
all 
men 
as 
we 
have 
opportunity-wl1Prp 
it 
will 
not 
interfere 
with 
our 
consecration 
vows-hut 
especially 
to 
the 
househoHI 
of 
faith, 
as 
th" 
Apostle 
tells 
lIS. 
As 
our 
flesh 
is 
only 
reckonedly 
dead. 
and 
not 
actually. 
we 
are 
to 
be 
continually 
on 
guard. 
Our 
tongues 
are 
liable, 
Ull1<·ss 
carefully 
and 
prayerfully 
guarded, 
to 
speak 
slanderously 
or 
perhaps 
to 
make 
cutting 
remarks. 
All 
of 
our 
members 
arc 
to 
be 
brought 
into 
harmony 
with 
God 
and 
his 
will. 
\\' 
e 
arc 
to 
have 
the 
sentiment 
of 
the 
hymn 
we 
often 
sing: 
"Let 
mine 
eyes 
see 
J 
esus 
onl~·." 
\Ve 
ar<' 
to 
continually 
look 
to 
him 
to 
be 
(Iireeted. 
We 
are, 
h~' 
thus 
seeing 
him, 
to 
become 
more 
and 
more 
eonforme-d 
to 
hI' 
glorious 
likeness. 
\Ve 
arc 
to 
endeavor 
to 
SCI' 
e\'('rything 
from 
the 
divine 
standpoint. 
\\' 
e 
shall 
never 
hecomp 
perfpet 
in 
the 
flesh; 
but 
so 
long 
as 
we 
arc 
tabernae1ing 
in 
this 
b{)(ly. 
it 
i~ 
our 
duty 
and 
privilege 
to 
compel 
the 
body 
to 
do 
the 
will 
of 
the 
new 
creature. 
• 
Our 
human 
body 
was 
once 
a 
slave 
to 
sin, 
a 
slave 
to 
thp 
things 
of 
this 
present 
evil 
world. 
Kow 
we 
are 
tD 
sa;.', 
··Thi., 
body 
belongs 
to 
the 
Lord. 
I 
must 
control 
it 
to 
his 
glory. 
I 
am 
determined 
to 
increase 
day 
by 
day 
my 
power 
O\'er 
thi., 
body, 
that 
I 
may 
use 
it 
more 
anrl 
more 
fullv 
in 
the 
sen'il'p 
of 
my 
King. 
I 
am 
not 
to 
do 
foolish 
things. 
i 
am 
not 
to 
lpap 
from 
the 
pinnacle 
of 
a 
temple 
to 
spe 
if 
God 
will 
not 
protpet 
me 
while 
I 
am 
trying 
to 
show 
that 
I 
am 
a 
sppcial 
favorite 
of 
heaven. 
But 
under 
the 
guidance 
of 
the 
hoI.\' 
Spirit. 
I 
am 
to 
get 
the 
most 
out 
of 
this 
body 
that 
I 
can, 
in 
the 
serviee 
of 
him 
whom 
I 
have 
accepted 
as 
my 
new 
Master. 
All 
this 
is 
necessary 
to 
our 
development 
of 
the 
character 
required 
for 
our 
great 
future 
work, 
not 
only 
for 
the 
eoming 
age, 
but 
for 
all 
eternity. 
'Ve 
are 
called 
to 
joint-heirship 
\\'ith 
Christ. 
'Ve 
can 
scarcely 
grasp 
what 
this 
mean". 
\Ve 
would 
never 
be 
prepared 
for 
such 
an 
exaltation 
if 
we 
did 
not 
provp 
overcomers. 
And 
tl~is 
means 
that 
tl1('re 
is 
something 
rpal 
to 
overcome. 
Overcommg 
means 
the 
development 
of 
pharaetl'r. 
growing 
strong 
in 
the 
Lord. 
He 
deelarps 
that 
he 
i" 
palling 
for 
only 
such 
as 
do 
thus 
overcome. 
DIVINE 
RECOMPENSE 
TO 
THOSE 
WHO 
SACRIFICE 
The 
world 
will 
have 
a 
thousand 
years 
to 
bring 
their 
hodies 
into 
perfect 
harmony 
with 
the 
Lord's 
will, 
and 
they 
will 
not 
be 
required 
to 
sacrifice 
the 
legitimate 
desires 
of 
their 
flesh. 
But 
we 
are 
required, 
after 
we 
ha\'e 
accepted 
the 
present 
pall. 
to 
sacrifice 
the 
interests 
of 
the 
flesh; 
and 
WP 
have 
but 
a 
\'ery 
limited 
time 
in 
which 
to 
develop 
the 
necessary 
character. 
God 
is 
now 
selecting 
and 
directing 
those 
only 
who 
of 
their 
own 
will 
wish 
to 
lay 
down 
their 
lives 
with 
Christ. 
They 
love 
him 
supremely; 
and 
he 
is 
pleased 
to 
call 
these 
holy 
ones 
hi;;; 
jewels. 
No 
good 
thing 
will 
he 
withhold 
from 
these. 
"Eye 
hath 
not 
seen, 
nor 
ear 
heard 
what 
God 
has 
in 
reservation 
for 
these 
who 
love 
him." 
These 
are 
going 
on 
from 
grace 
to 
grnee. 
living 
not 
after 
the 
flesh, 
but 
after 
the 
spirit. 
To 
the 
world 
it 
looks 
as 
if 
these 
are 
having 
a 
hard 
time. 
Moreover, 
the 
Bible 
says, 
"Through 
much 
tribulation 
shall 
ye 
enter 
into 
the 
kingdom." 
And 
again, 
"Yea, 
and 
all 
that 
will 
live 
godly 
in 
Christ 
Jesus 
shall 
suffer 
persecution." 
(2 
Tim­ 
othy 
3: 
12) 
Unless 
a 
man 
deny 
himself 
and 
take 
up 
his 
cross 
and 
follow 
Jesus, 
he 
cannot 
be 
his 
disciple. 
But, 
on 
the 
other 
hand, 
all 
true 
Christians 
will 
agree 
with 
the 
Apostle 
that 
it 
is 
possible 
to 
reach 
that 
degree 
of 
development 
where 
they 
will 
rejoiel' 
in 
all 
these 
experipnces. 
rejoice 
while 
the 
flesh 
is 
bping 
mortified, 
deadened. 
It 
is 
not 
that 
we 
are 
naturallv 
so 
different 
from 
other 
people 
that 
we 
would 
enjoy 
what 
they 
dislike, 
but 
that 
WI' 
see 
a 
reason 
why 
we 
should 
rejoice. 
\Ve 
know 
that 
this 
is 
God's 
plan 
for 
us; 
and 
that 
by 
this 
mortifi- 
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(228-229) natural life, so long as I do not sin?” One not begotten of Gods holy Spirit would say, “Why, certainly; follow the cravings of your nature, so long as you keep within bounds. If you would enjoy a good theatre, or a game of base-ball, go; and have a good time. If a glass of liquor does not hurt you, take it. If you have a natural talent for music or painting or whatever, it is your duty to make the most of it.” This is worldly counsel. In Jesus’ Parable of the Talents, the talents given by a certain lord to his several servants represented opportunities of service for that master. The master placed an opportunity in the hands of each servant and expected him to improve it. So our heavenly Lord and Master places before his servants certain opportunities to be improved to his glory, and to be used as each has ability. These opportunities are given in harmony with natural ability and not in violation of it; but this does not mean that every ability we may possess, whether its use would glorify God or not, must be improved and employed. As new creatures we are to employ all our powers to God's glory. If they cannot be so used, we are to sacrifice them and spend ourselves in directions that would be in harmony with our covenant of sacrifice. HOW THE HUSBANDMAN DEALS WITH HIS VINE To each consecrated one who has entered upon this heavenly way we would say, You have placed yourself in God's hands. You have asked the Lord to transform you, to renew your mind, to make you entirely over, that you may be fitted and prepared for the glorious position he has promised. So all your powers are to be turned in the direction toward which you are to be trained by your Master. If the grapevine under the husbandman could reason and speak, it would probably say, “It is natural for me to develop an abundant supply of foilage and to throw out branches and tendrils in every direction to support me.” But the wise husbandman vigorously prunes off these superflous branches and tendrils that dissipate the strength of the sap, that develop only wood and leaves, and that cause the vine to cling to improper supports. The husbandman seeks for fruit, rich, abundant fruit; and everything which would hinder this attaimment must be sacrificed. The vine would tend downward, The husbandman trains it to grow upward. So does our great heavenly husbandman train his spiritual vine, that we may bring forth abundant fruitage to his praise. We no longer belong to the world. Our course now is to he that which God has marked out for us in the Scriptures. If we do not mortify, kill, the deeds of the body, we shall never gain the eternal life promised to the faithful overcomers alone. In order to attain eternal life, the life now held out to us—glory, honor, immortality—-we must conform ourselyes to the instructions given us by our great Training Master. We are not to do this in our own unaided strength. This would be impossible. But our heavenly Father has promised to work in us while we work out our salvation with fear and trembling. MORTIFICATION OF THE DEEDS OF THE BODY The real thought of the words, ‘“Mortify the deeds of the body,” is not what some have thought—to mortify our body. According to history, and according to some present practises, we learn that some have imagined that they must torture and punish their body. They use whips upon their flesh until they draw blood. Then they wear hair jackets. Sometimes their bodies fester from the pricking hairs that torture the raw flesh. Some mortify their bodies by actually lying down for others to walk upon them and to wipe their feet upon them. We cannot question that those who do these things have a motive in so doing; and we could not think it a bad motive. But they have entirely misapprehended what is the Scriptural mortification. The Apostle tells us that it is the deeds of the body we are to mortify—the natural practises of the fleshly nature. “Tt is my nature to do so and so,” says one. But the Bible says we are not to go in the wav in which we were born; for we were all born sinners. We now have the spirit of God, the holy Spirit, to guide us in the way in which we should go. We are to mortify everything in us which is not fully endorsed by our new mind, everything that would hinder the death of the old creature—already reckoned dead— and hinder the growth of the new creature. Certain elements of the mortal body are to be destroyed, warred against at all times. Other qualities of the human body are to be utilized in the service of righteousness. We were once sold under sin. But we have been purchased back, and now we have the mind of Christ. We are now to treat our human body as an earthen vessel to be used to the glory of God. Under the direction of the holy Spirit we are to know how to use this human vessel. We THE WATCH TOWER Brookiyn, N. Y. are to remember, first, that it is reckoned dead as a human body, having been sacrificed with Christ when we made our consecration to be dead with him; second, tuat while reckonel dead, this body has actually been stimulated, quickened, revivified, to serve the new creature, as its property, its servant, in lieu of the spirit body which we are to have, but have not yet obtained. Every property of this body which can be used in the interests of the new creature, is to be utilized. We are not to say, “If I use a certain natural talent which I possess, I can bring comfort or pleasure to others, or can promote some work of reform.” The question for us is, “Will the use of this natural talent or power assist me as a new creature or assist in the work of gathering out and preparing the bride of Christ for her future work?” This is our present mission. There are those who can do the other things, So we find that the process of developing ourselves as new ereatures and of assisting in the building up of the brethren in the most holy faith requires our undivided attention, and means a continual warfare of the new nature against the old. The Apostle calls it the warring of the spirit against the flesh. Our development into the likeness of Christ requires that we do good unto all men as we have opportunity—where it will not interfere with our consecration vows—but especially to the househoid of faith, as the Apostle tells us. As our flesh is only reckonedly dead, and not actually, we are to be continually on guard. Our tongues are liable, unless carefully and prayerfully guarded, to speak slanderously or perhaps to make cutting remarks. All of our members are to be brought into harmony with God and his will. We are to have the sentiment of the hymn we often sing: “Let mine eyes see Jesus only.” We are to continually look to him to be directed. We are, by thus seeing him, to become more and more conformed to his glorious likeness. We are to endeavor to see everything from the divine standpoint. We shall never become perfeet in the flesh; but so long as we are tabernacling in this body, it is our duty and privilege to compel the body to do the will of the new creature, . Our human body was once a slave to sin, a slave to the things of this present evil world. Now we are to say, “This body belongs to the Lord. I must control it to his glory. 1] am determined to increase day by day my power over this body, that I may use it more and more fully in the service of my King. I am not to do foolish things. I am not to leap from the pinnacle of a temple to see if God will not protect me while I am trying to show that I am a special favorite of heaven. But under the guidance of the holy Spirit, I am to get the most out of this body that I can, in the service of him whom I have accepted as my new Master. All this is necessary to our development of the character required for our great future work, not only for the coming age, but for all eternity. We are called to joint-heirship with Christ. We can scarcely grasp what this means. We would never be prepared for such an exaltation if we did not prove overcomers, And this means that there is something real to overcome. Overcoming means the development of character, growing strong in the Lord. He declares that he is calling for only such as do thus overcome. DIVINE RECOMPENSE TO THOSE WHO SACRIFICE The world will have a thousand years to bring their bodies into perfect harmony with the Lord’s will, and they will not be required to sacrifice the legitimate desires of their flesh. But we are required, after we have accepted the present call, to sacrifice the interests of the fiesh; and we have but a very limited time in which to develop the necessary character. God is now selecting and directing those only who of their own will wish to lay down their lives with Christ. They love him supremely; and he is pleased to call these holy ones his jewels. No good thing will he withhold from these. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard what God has in reservation for these who love him.” These are going on from grace to grace. living not after the flesh, but after the spirit. To the world it looks as if these are having a hard time. Moreover, the Bible says, “Through much tribulation shall ye enter into the kingdom.” And again, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3:12) Unless a man deny himself and take up his cross and follow Jesus, he cannot be his disciple. But, on the other hand, all true Christians will agree with the Apostle that it is possible to reach that degree of development where they will rejoice in all these experiences, rejoice while the flesh is being mortified, deadened. It is not that we are naturally so different from other people that we would enjoy what they dislike, but that we see a reason why we should rejoice. We know that this is God’s plan for us; and that by this mortifi [5932]

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