Truth a Divine Sentinel

[Daily Devotional]

Truth a Divine Sentinel 

     Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Tim.
4:12.  

     I appeal to the youth. Consider your ways. . . . 

     No youth can withstand the temptations of Satan if the truth, with its
purifying, uplifting power, is not abiding in the heart. Truth has a
correcting influence upon the life. It is a divine sentinel, keeping watch
in your souls and rousing to action against Satan's assaults. Under the
divine influence of truth the mind will be strengthened, the intellect
invigorated, and there will be a growing up in the knowledge of the only
true God, and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. Do not tarnish the truth by
indulging in habits and practices that are inconsistent with its holy
character, but hold it as a treasure of highest value. . . .  

     The Lord desires you to understand the position you occupy as sons and
daughters of the Most High, children of the Heavenly King. He desires you to
live in close connection with Him. . . . Determine that you will be on the
Lord's side. If you will stand under the blood-stained banner of Prince
Emmanuel, faithfully doing His service, you need never yield to temptation,
for One stands by your side who is able to keep you from falling. Every
youth is granted a probation in which to form a character for the future,
immortal life. Precious, golden moments these will be to you if you improve
them according to the light God is permitting to shine upon you from His
throne. . . .  

     Will the youth turn their faces heavenward? Will they open the chambers
of the mind to the Sun of Righteousness? Will they throw open the door of
the heart and welcome Jesus in? What beauty of character shone forth in the
daily life of Christ! He is to be our pattern. There is a great work to be
done in fashioning the character after the divine similitude. The grace of
Christ must mold the entire being, and its triumph will not be complete
until the heavenly universe shall witness habitual tenderness of feeling,
Christlike love, and holy deeds in the deportment of the children of God.

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