Testimony Treasures, Volume 3 - Ellen G. White

he pitched his tent, close beside it was built an altar, upon which were
offered the morning and the evening sacrifice. When his tent was removed,
the altar remained. And the roving Canaanite, as he came to that altar, knew
who had been there. When he had pitched his tent he repaired the altar and
worshiped the living God.
So the homes of Christians should be lights in the world. From them,
morning and evening, prayer should ascend to God as sweet incense. And as
the morning dew, His mercies and blessings will descend upon the
suppliants.
Fathers and mothers, each morning and evening gather your children
around you, and in humble supplication lift the heart to God for help. Your
dear ones are exposed to temptation. Daily annoyances beset the path of
young and old. Those who would live patient, loving, cheerful lives must
pray. Only by receiving constant help from God can we gain the victory over
self.
Each morning consecrate yourselves and your children to God for that
day. Make no calculation for months or years; these are not yours. One brief
day is given you. As if it were your last on earth, work during its hours for
the Master. Lay all your plans before God, to be carried out or given up, as
His providence shall indicate. Accept His plans instead of your own, even
though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects.
Thus the life will be molded more and more after the divine example; and
"the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7.
Christ is the connecting link between God and man. He has promised
His personal intercession. He places the whole virtue of His righteousness on
the side of the suppliant. He pleads for man, and man, in need of divine help,
pleads for himself in the presence of God, using the influence of the One
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