NONE ARE UPRIGHT BY NATURE, FOR NONE SEEK GOD. No man seeks to render to God the things which are God's, and to men the things which are men's. We speak of righteousness. It flows from grace, the proof of a new creation. The truly upright regard the eye of God as fixed upon them; the word of God as binding upon them; the approval of God as the chief thing to be sought by them; and the judgment of God as most welcome to them. The upright love Jesus. They all know Him, and highly esteem Him. They love Him uprightly, and as proof of it, they rejoice in His presence; they are grieved at His absence for they desire the closest union with Him; they aim to please Him in all things for they will give up everything for Him; they love to speak of Him; and they always speak well of Him; they will do anything for Him, perform any duty, avoid every sin. They will choose to suffer for him rather than deny or dishonour Him. Reader, are you upright? Do you love Jesus? You are not upright if you do not. Terrible is the denunciation of the inspired Apostle, "If any man love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed when the Lord cometh."

For Meditation:
Jesus, my balm for every ill,
My life in death Thou art;
Thy lips as lilies fair, distil
The myrrh that heals my heart.