There is great responsibility in life. It means much to live. The time was when you and I were not, now we are. We are, and there can never come a time when we shall not be. You and I shall always exist somehow, somewhere. One sweet thought to me is that I have time enough to do all that God intends for me to do, and do it well. Then comes another thought--a thought that awes: the good that I do, the sum of my usefulness, will be less than it should be if I spend a moment of time uselessly. God will give us all the time we need to accomplish all he purposes us to accomplish, but he does not give us one moment to trifle away. The mission of this little volume is to strengthen and energize and help you to spend life as you should. May it please the Great Teacher, who has promised to "show us the path of life," to bless this little work and by it help some one to a pure and noble life and to the accomplishment of all God's design in giving them life. The Author. CONTENTS. Devotional Reading............................................. 4 Preface........................................................ 5 Introduction................................................... 7 The Way the Sail is Set (Poem)................................ 15 The Model Life................................................ 17 How to Live the Christ-Life................................... 22 The Bible Way................................................. 25 The Heavenly Way.............................................. 29 Keeping the Commandments...................................... 31 "Be Doers of the Word"........................................ 37 Who are the Wise?............................................. 39 Keeping the Commandments a Test of Love....................... 41 The Blessedness of Obeying God's Word......................... 43 The Relationship We Have with Christ through Obedience........ 45 Our Life is to Adorn the Gospel............................... 46 The Christian an Epistle of Christ............................ 48 How We may Live as the Bible Reads............................ 50 How to Keep the Word of God in the Heart...................... 52 Man the Vehicle for Exhibiting God's Perfections.............. 54 Some Use to Jesus (Poem)...................................... 63 Godly Living.................................................. 65 Something to Do............................................... 69 Spiritual Dryness............................................. 76 Prayer........................................................ 81 Keep the Roots Watered........................................ 85 Under the Fig-Tree............................................ 87 Shut the Door................................................. 91 Alone with God................................................ 93 Prayerful Remembrance (Poem).................................. 95