[Songs in the Night - March 12]
Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee,...to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Deuteronomy 8:2
THERE is a particular reason why God should permit
persecution to come upon his consecrated ones.
"The Lord your God doth prove you," test you.
Why?
What is he proving?
We profess to be his loyal children.
We profess to be laying down all that we have.
And now "the Lord your God proveth you, to know
whether you love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul." (Deuteronomy 13:3)
How
much will you endure?
How patiently will you endure?
To what extent will you endure?
Those who
will endure most, and endure most patiently, will give
evidence of the best character.
And those who demonstrate
the best character will have the highest positions
in the kingdom.
Each will get a position
according to his faithfulness.
But as star differeth
from star in glory, so it will be in the kingdom.
He
who fights the greatest fight against his own nature
and demonstrates most the love and zeal of his heart,
such is the one who will have a high place. Z'14-40 R5395:6 (Hymn 331)