God's Appointed Signature
And hallow my
sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I
am the Lord your God. Eze. 20:20.
How shall we
distinguish God's true servants from the false prophets who Christ said should
arise to deceive many? There is only one test of character--the law of Jehovah.
The Israelites
placed over their doors a signature of blood to show that they were God's
property. So the children of God in this age will bear the signature God has
appointed. They will place themselves in harmony with God's holy law. A mark is
placed upon every one of God's people just as verily as a mark was placed over
the doors of the Hebrew dwellings, to preserve the people from the general
ruin. God declares, "I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and
them" (Eze. 20:12). . . . There is no need for us to be deceived. . . .
Satanic agencies
have made the earth a stage for horrors which no language can describe. War and
bloodshed are carried on by nations claiming to be Christian. A disregard for
the law of God has brought its sure result. The great conflict now being waged
is not merely a strife of man against man. On one side stands the Prince of
life, acting as man's substitute and surety; on the other, the prince of
darkness, with the fallen angels under his command. . . .
There will be a
sharp conflict between those who are loyal to God and those who cast scorn upon
His law. The church has joined hands with the world. Reverence to God's law has
been subverted. The religious leaders are teaching for doctrine the
commandments of men. As it was in the days of Noah, so it is in this age of the
world. But shall the prevalence of disloyalty and transgression cause those who
have reverenced the law of God to have less respect for it, to unite with the
powers of earth to make it void? The truly loyal will not be carried away by
the current of evil. They will not throw scorn and contempt on that which God
has set apart as holy. The test comes to every one. There are only two sides.
On which side are you?
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