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Live today as though you would be in heaven tomorrow.

Live in such a manner that you would wish all to be like you.

Live so that you may rejoice when the record of your life is revealed.

Live to the glory of God, and to the blessing of men.

Live so that the Lord may say, " Well done, good and faithful servant."

Why should we act unworthily toward the Lord when some fellow-believer does not act properly toward us ? Is the Lord to blame for the improper conduct of His own?

The members of the human body do not act falsely toward each other; why should the members of Christ so act? (Ephesians 4.25).

"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions " (Proverbs 10. 12).

"The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver ... the lips of the righteous feed many" (Proverbs 10.20, 21).

The wells of this world are poisoned ; " Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" (Isaiah 12.3).

"Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth " (Proverbs 11.14).

"There be six things which the LORD hateth;

Yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:

(1)Haughty eyes, (2) a lying tongue, (3) and hands that shed innocent blood; (4) an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, (5) feet that be swift in running to mischief; (6) a false witness that uttereth lies, (7) and he that soweth discord among brethren" (Proverbs 6.16-19).

"The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD."

"The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD."

(Proverbs 15.8, 9)

"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD."

(Proverbs 16.5)

unknown | Mar 1959
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