Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abiju, and
seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they
saw the God of Israel. There was under their feet
as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the
very heaven for clearness. Exodus 24:9, 10
Amid the pressures of daily life, trust the Holy Spirit,
who is emphatically the Divine Remembrancer to bring
all things to your remembrance, and to recall you to the
consciousness of God. There is no duty in life, however
trivial and commonplace, that may not be dignified by
being rendered to God, as our service. This is indeed the
secret of lifting all life to a noble and happy elevation.
To do all for the Lord Jesus; to see Him standing behind
every human relationship; to do the meanest and most
irksome things because He takes them as service ren-
dered to Him. for which He will give reward--this is the
Christian life, this makes the presence of God real, this
dignifies the sweeping of a room...
Equally in our hours of recreation we may set the Lord,
always before us. Remember that it is said of the elders
of Israel that they saw Jehovah, and there was under his
feet as it were the paved work of sapphire stone; they be-
held God, and did eat and drink... Happiest are they who
are so at rest in Him that they do not hesitate to perform
the natural functions of life with perfect ease, though all
the while they recognize that He is nearer than hands or
feet, nearer than breathing! The sense of God's presence
would check immodesty, levity, self-indulgence, excess
in eating or drinking, whilst it would give a new zest to
all that was natural and innocent. FB Meyer
Reader, there is a place of rest in service and in fun. The
Holy Spirit is able to keep God before you as you go
about your daily tasks. What an awesome God we have!
He does not want us to live independently from Him.
seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they
saw the God of Israel. There was under their feet
as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the
very heaven for clearness. Exodus 24:9, 10
Amid the pressures of daily life, trust the Holy Spirit,
who is emphatically the Divine Remembrancer to bring
all things to your remembrance, and to recall you to the
consciousness of God. There is no duty in life, however
trivial and commonplace, that may not be dignified by
being rendered to God, as our service. This is indeed the
secret of lifting all life to a noble and happy elevation.
To do all for the Lord Jesus; to see Him standing behind
every human relationship; to do the meanest and most
irksome things because He takes them as service ren-
dered to Him. for which He will give reward--this is the
Christian life, this makes the presence of God real, this
dignifies the sweeping of a room...
Equally in our hours of recreation we may set the Lord,
always before us. Remember that it is said of the elders
of Israel that they saw Jehovah, and there was under his
feet as it were the paved work of sapphire stone; they be-
held God, and did eat and drink... Happiest are they who
are so at rest in Him that they do not hesitate to perform
the natural functions of life with perfect ease, though all
the while they recognize that He is nearer than hands or
feet, nearer than breathing! The sense of God's presence
would check immodesty, levity, self-indulgence, excess
in eating or drinking, whilst it would give a new zest to
all that was natural and innocent. FB Meyer
Reader, there is a place of rest in service and in fun. The
Holy Spirit is able to keep God before you as you go
about your daily tasks. What an awesome God we have!
He does not want us to live independently from Him.
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