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the heart will be, "Lord,
let thy beauty be upon us." Their souls will follow hard after his
perfections. In no other way will the soul unfold and develop into the
higher Christian life. He who has not learned how to grow in grace has
not yet learned how to live. To live life in the best possible manner is to

be making constant progress. Oh, let us give this world our best life!
When we are nearing the end of the way and life's sun is sinking low, if
on looking back we can see nothing but a life spent in the service of
God, walking in the light of his Word, this will afford us untold
satisfaction.
O blessed Word of eternal life, The lamp to guide the way Through this
weary world of sin and strife To heaven's perfect day!

THE HEAVENLY WAY.
There is a heaven. There is a place of rest and happiness. I have not
gone to heaven, but heaven has come to me; therefore I know there is a
heaven. Many who have eaten oranges have never been in a land where
oranges grow, but these persons know there must be such a land,
because they have tasted its fruit. Likewise, I know there is a heaven
because I daily taste its joy.
Not only is there a heaven, but there is a way to heaven. All can go who
will. Heaven is a holy place, and the way to heaven is a holy way. A
prophet of God said, "An highway shall be there, and a way, and it
shall be called the way of holiness." The Christian dwells in a heavenly
place.
The writer to the saints at Ephesus says, "He hath raised us up together,
and made us sit together in heavenly places." To live in a heavenly
place, we must live a heavenly life. Those who do not live a heavenly
life on earth will never live in heaven. The heavenly life is the only life
worth living. It is the only life that ends in heaven. The way of holiness
is the way of happiness. Holy and happy is the true and right life of
man. This one brief life of ours should be constant holiness and
happiness. Without these, life is not as it should be. It is our privilege in
Christ to walk the path of life in perfect peace and joy and in perfect
holiness. Such a life will flow out into an eternity of joys unspeakable.
Wait thou on God, O soul of mine! Listen to know his will; Light will

come from the golden throne If thou, O soul, be still.
If thou wouldst sail on tranquil sea, Wait thou on God, my soul. Speak,
act, and think alone in him; Sweet rest shall be thy goal.
If thou wouldst have life's way to be Verdant as the growing sod, Take
each step 'neath the guiding eye, Keep in close touch with God.
Sweet heavenly life! sweet happy life! Thy joys increase each day. O
soul of mine, press up and on This high and holy way.

KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS.
God's Word is pure. Heaven itself and the great white throne is no more
pure than the Word of God. That life may be pure, it must be in sweet
harmony with the blessed Bible. A life that is lived in obedience to the
Bible is as pure as the Bible. Such a life is pure enough for heaven. The
writer of Revelation, being in the Spirit, saw "a pure river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb." This pure stream was the wonderful word of life. It was as pure
as its source, which was the throne of God. The life through which this
pure stream flows will be as pure as the throne.
One of the Psalm-writers said, "The words of the Lord are pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." "Thy word is
pure; therefore thy servant loveth it." The writer of Proverbs says,
"Every word of God is pure." When the veil is drawn aside and our
souls are brought face to face with the purity of the Bible, then we
understand that a Bible life is the best, purest, noblest, and holiest life
that can be lived upon the earth.
O soul of mine, unveil thine eye, Look upward to thy God, A wreath of
purity to see Crowning his every word.
In the following words we have the sum of all true and right living:
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep his
commandments; for this is the whole duty of man." Eccl. 12:13.