Oh, For a Soul!
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Oh, For a Soul!
by Bill Nicks
Wouldn't it be great if everyone had a soul
sparkling with love for God — a love that would
hunger for the truth that God has revealed in His
word for us? How dreary must be the life that is
not actuated by the will of God! How bleak must be
the soul that refuses to drink from the fountain
of the "water of life" (Rev. 22:17)! "Trust in the
Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall direct thy paths" (Prov. 3:5f).
Wouldn't it be great if everyone had a soul aglow
with love for his fellow man, a love that would
seek the highest good of his brother? If only that
love for God could, by His grace, fill the hearts
of men. It would expel all hatred, malice and ill
will. This kind of love would reduce us to
humility, to recognize the truth of Romans 12:2,
that we can be "transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
If the mind is changed and attuned to the
spiritual, then we could embrace all mankind in
that love, whether they be high or low, good or
bad, simply because we all have a common Creator
who requires us to "love one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also love one another" (John
12:34). This is how we can prove we are His
disciples (verse 35). "By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one
toward another." This kind of love would impel us
to take as many to heaven with us as possible,
regardless of race or nationality.
Thanks to The Voice of Truth International, vol
19, page 69.
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