The saints on earth have one privilege above the saints in heaven. It is in the means and opportunities of doing good. "The spirits of just men made perfect" cannot forgive injuries, cannot exercise candor, cannot teach transgressors the ways of God, cannot feed the hungry, nor clothe the naked. This is your privilege alone alone, Christians; and it will not be your privilege long.
(Lectures on Female Scripture Characters, p. 282)
That last line of this quote was yet again another reminder of how short our time here on Earth is. May we not be time wasters for God's kingdom...
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