[Manna - November 10]
Love....rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the Truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6
ARE the principles of right and wrong so firmly
fixed in my mind, and am I so thoroughly in accord
with the right and so opposed to the wrong that I
would not encourage the wrong, but must condemn
it, even if it brought advantage to me?
Am I so in
accord with right, with truth, that I could not avoid
rejoicing in the Truth and in its prosperity, even to
the upsetting of some of my preconceived opinions,
or to the disadvantage of some of my earthly interests?
The love of God, which the apostle is here describing
as the spirit of the Lord's people, is a love
which is far above selfishness, and is based upon fixed
principles which should, day by day, be more and
more distinctly discerned, and always firmly adhered
to at any cost. Z. '03-57 R3151:3