whatever is done to promote his glory, will at the same time promote our best welfare. So true is it, that "in keeping of his commandments there is great reward," and that the soul that watereth others shall itself receive richly of the dews of heaven.
When I take the word of God in my hand, my feelings are very different from what they are when I take in hand any other book. It is the balance of the sanctuary, in which to weigh the sentiments of men.
Our time is short; much of it is necessarily occupied in pursuing our avocations. But if we would become acquainted with the mind of God in his word, we must be diligent, and economical of the precious time which he has given us.
Remember this, that the Bible contains much; every paragraph is full of truth; a single expression may contain food for the soul for millions of ages yet to come.
Nothing of an earthly nature can compare with the Christian's treasure. You may conceive of all the riches of the Indies; of all the pearls and gems of creation; you may conceive of wealth accumulated for ages by your forefathers; you may expand your thoughts to the most ample profusion of earthly blessings that the human heart can desire or imagine—and after all, it is nothing, and less than nothing, and vanity, when compared with this "treasure in the heavens, which faileth not." It is a treasure which shall not perish, but in some sense, it shall accumulate more and more forever. The Christian will grow richer and richer in God through the ages of eternity.
