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Today’s Manna

Daily Reading for Saturday, October 19, 2024
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:14, 15
"If any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Meditation:

"The apostle in his day considered idleness a sin, and those who indulge this evil today disgrace their profession. They will criticize the faithful worker, and bring reproach upon the gospel of Christ. Those who would believe, they turn from the way of truth and righteousness. We should be warned not to associate with those who by their course of action lay a stumbling block in the way of others."1

"The word 'fellowship' means participation, partnership. God employs the strongest figures to show that there should be no union between worldly parties and those who are seeking the righteousness of Christ. What communion can there be between light and darkness, truth and unrighteousness? None whatever. Light represents righteousness; darkness, unrighteousness. Christians have come out of darkness into the light. They have put on Christ, and they wear the badge of truth and obedience. They are governed by the elevated and holy principles which Christ expressed in His life."2

Reference(s):

1 The SDA Bible Commentary [E. G. White Comments], vol. 7, p. 912.

2 Gospel Workers, pp. 392, 393. [1915 edition.]