To be near unto God - pagina 280

under sentence of death, our soul comes into direct contact, and immediate touch with the holy God. It brings us living and striking knowledge of him, with whom we have to do. The sin was terrible. ButGod used it for this end: that through it we should come to a better understanding of his holiness. 52

"WHEN GOD SHALL JUDGE THE SECRETS OF MEN." They who their time to

conscientiously devote a portion of God, and try to know him, are few.

Prayer, church-attendance and good works can be practiced without actual engagement with God. In many prayers the soul fails of appearing before God, and of having God appear to the soul. Many people go to church and come home again, without having met the Lord, or having been met by him. Even though during sermon time the mind was engaged with Divine things, by itself, this was not being busy with God. And as to good works, it needs scarcely be said, that we can fill up an entire day with them, without so much as devoting one thought to him, who inspired us to do them. 0, there is little, actual business done with the Living God. Thus far we only had in mind confessing, believing Christians, who practice prayer, who live for their church, and do good works. Think now of

the unchurched multitudes, who are not worldly in any bad sense, but rather cultivate seriousness of thought, who honor virtue and admire higher 276

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